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One dies in fire at resort hotel | One dies in fire at resort hotel |
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One person has died in a serious fire at a Cornwall hotel. | One person has died in a serious fire at a Cornwall hotel. |
Emergency services are still trying to locate all the guests who were staying at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay. | Emergency services are still trying to locate all the guests who were staying at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay. |
Three adjacent buildings, also described as hotels, were evacuated as a precaution following the fire at the premises. | Three adjacent buildings, also described as hotels, were evacuated as a precaution following the fire at the premises. |
It is believed more than 80 guests were staying there at the time and up to eight are still said to be unaccounted for. | It is believed more than 80 guests were staying there at the time and up to eight are still said to be unaccounted for. |
Ted Stimpson, deputy chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, has urged people in the area to stay away and said the search for the missing guests would continue. | |
The blaze broke out just after midnight and spread to four floors of the building. | The blaze broke out just after midnight and spread to four floors of the building. |
It is now described as being structurally unstable because of the fire which took more than 100 firefighters three hours to bring under control. |