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Five hurt in overnight hotel fire | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Five people have been treated for the effects of inhaling smoke after a fire at a former hotel in County Tyrone. | |
Four police officers and a man who lived in a flat at the Four Ways Hotel in Fivemiletown were injured. | |
The blaze started just before 0300 BST on Saturday. A passing police patrol went in and led one man to safety. | |
No guests were staying in the hotel which was operating as a bar. Eight appliances and 40 firefighters helped bring the blaze under control. | |
Fire commander Robbie Bryson said: "We had difficulty getting across to the fire because it was in the middle of the building. | |
"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." | "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." |