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| An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire which badly damaged a disused seafront hotel at Tenby in Pembrokeshire. | An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire which badly damaged a disused seafront hotel at Tenby in Pembrokeshire. |
| Firefighters worked throughout much of Easter Sunday to control the blaze at the Royal Gate House hotel on Tenby seafront. | Firefighters worked throughout much of Easter Sunday to control the blaze at the Royal Gate House hotel on Tenby seafront. |
| The 59-room hotel was empty and no-one was hurt but residents in flats and at a nearby hotel were moved to safety. | The 59-room hotel was empty and no-one was hurt but residents in flats and at a nearby hotel were moved to safety. |
| Roads in the town remain closed and the building is unsafe, say firefighters. | Roads in the town remain closed and the building is unsafe, say firefighters. |
| A detailed structural survey was not possible on Sunday because of the condition of the building. | |
| A joint investigation is due to start by Mid and West Wales fire service and Dyfed-Powys Police. | A joint investigation is due to start by Mid and West Wales fire service and Dyfed-Powys Police. |
| The five-storey building was engulfed by flames at around 2300 GMT on Saturday. | The five-storey building was engulfed by flames at around 2300 GMT on Saturday. |
| The fire took hold of the third and fourth floors | The fire took hold of the third and fourth floors |
| The blaze took hold in the third and fourth floors of the 59-room hotel in White Lion Street and spread to a tanning studio next door. | The blaze took hold in the third and fourth floors of the 59-room hotel in White Lion Street and spread to a tanning studio next door. |
| Forty people were moved to safety by Dyfed-Powys Police from the Royal Lion Hotel and nearby flats. | Forty people were moved to safety by Dyfed-Powys Police from the Royal Lion Hotel and nearby flats. |
| The hotel guests were allowed to return on Sunday afternoon but residents from the flats have been given temporary shelter in a hotel. | The hotel guests were allowed to return on Sunday afternoon but residents from the flats have been given temporary shelter in a hotel. |
| Six fire crews were still in attendance at the hotel at around 1530 GMT on Sunday. | Six fire crews were still in attendance at the hotel at around 1530 GMT on Sunday. |
| Firefighters at the hotel fire scene in Tenby on Sunday | Firefighters at the hotel fire scene in Tenby on Sunday |
| They were damping down the hot spots using fixed water hoses, also known as ground monitors. | They were damping down the hot spots using fixed water hoses, also known as ground monitors. |
| Ten fire engines were called to the hotel at the height of the blaze from as far afield as Port Talbot, Swansea and Carmarthen. | Ten fire engines were called to the hotel at the height of the blaze from as far afield as Port Talbot, Swansea and Carmarthen. |
| But they were stopped from entering the building because it was in danger of collapse. | But they were stopped from entering the building because it was in danger of collapse. |
| Divisional fire commander Nick Webley said: "They have carried out some fantastic work in very difficult conditions." | Divisional fire commander Nick Webley said: "They have carried out some fantastic work in very difficult conditions." |
| Local councillor Mike Evans said the town remained open for business, but he appealed for visitors to park their cars on the outskirts, as road closures remained in place. | Local councillor Mike Evans said the town remained open for business, but he appealed for visitors to park their cars on the outskirts, as road closures remained in place. |
| Insp Alan Millichip from Dyfed-Powys Police said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the fire but said a joint investigation would begin when the building was secured. | Insp Alan Millichip from Dyfed-Powys Police said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the fire but said a joint investigation would begin when the building was secured. |