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| Hotel damaged in overnight blaze | Hotel damaged in overnight blaze |
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| A hotel in County Tyrone has been badly damaged in a fire. | A hotel in County Tyrone has been badly damaged in a fire. |
| The Fire Service was called to the Four Ways Hotel on Main Street in Fivemiletown just before 0300 BST on Saturday. | The Fire Service was called to the Four Ways Hotel on Main Street in Fivemiletown just before 0300 BST on Saturday. |
| One man was staying in a flat in the hotel and had to be led to safety by the police. | One man was staying in a flat in the hotel and had to be led to safety by the police. |
| The man and four police officers were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke. No guests were staying in the hotel but it was operating as a bar. | The man and four police officers were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke. No guests were staying in the hotel but it was operating as a bar. |
| Fire commander Robbie Bryson said eight appliances and more than 40 firefighters were working to try and get the fire under control. | |
| "We had difficulty getting across to the fire because it was in the middle of the building," he said. | |
| "We requested a hydraulic platform to put over the roof and we had more success with putting out the fire. Even so, there was extensive damage to the central portion of the hotel." |