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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, said the search for the missing guests would continue and has urged people in the area to stay away from the scene for their own safety. | |
| 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. | It is now described as being structurally unstable because of the fire which took more than 100 firefighters three hours to bring under control. |