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| Large fire hits derelict Bristol Grosvenor Hotel | Large fire hits derelict Bristol Grosvenor Hotel |
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| Avon Fire and Rescue spent several hours battling the blaze | Avon Fire and Rescue spent several hours battling the blaze |
| A large fire broke out overnight at a Bristol city centre building which has been derelict for the last 20 years. | A large fire broke out overnight at a Bristol city centre building which has been derelict for the last 20 years. |
| The fire, at the former Grosvenor Hotel near Temple Meads, started shortly after 22:00 BST on the ground floor. | The fire, at the former Grosvenor Hotel near Temple Meads, started shortly after 22:00 BST on the ground floor. |
| Avon Fire and Rescue said there were no casualties, but it evacuated people from a neighbouring building. | Avon Fire and Rescue said there were no casualties, but it evacuated people from a neighbouring building. |
| Roads past the hotel were closed and reopened shortly after 06:30 on Wednesday. | |
| Some eyewitnesses reported seeing flames up to 18 metres in the air at the height of the fire. | Some eyewitnesses reported seeing flames up to 18 metres in the air at the height of the fire. |
| Fire crews from as far afield as Bath and Weston-super-Mare were called to deal with the fire. | Fire crews from as far afield as Bath and Weston-super-Mare were called to deal with the fire. |
| Avon Fire and Rescue said the cause of the fire was unknown. | Avon Fire and Rescue said the cause of the fire was unknown. |
| It will begin investigations later this morning. | It will begin investigations later this morning. |
| Crews from eight different fire stations attended the fire | Crews from eight different fire stations attended the fire |
| The building has been the subject of a long-running wrangle between Bristol City Council and developers, who were investigated by the government after failing to convert it to flats. | The building has been the subject of a long-running wrangle between Bristol City Council and developers, who were investigated by the government after failing to convert it to flats. |
| It was due to be refurbished as part of the Temple Quarter project. | It was due to be refurbished as part of the Temple Quarter project. |
| 🔥We are currently responding to a fire on Victoria Street in Bristol city centre.📞Our @AFRSControl team received their first call at 21:58 and have taken a large volume of 999 calls since.Please avoid the area as our crews work, and be assured we are on the scene. pic.twitter.com/YT57jrq0Os | 🔥We are currently responding to a fire on Victoria Street in Bristol city centre.📞Our @AFRSControl team received their first call at 21:58 and have taken a large volume of 999 calls since.Please avoid the area as our crews work, and be assured we are on the scene. pic.twitter.com/YT57jrq0Os |
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