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| Hotel fire investigation delayed | Hotel fire investigation delayed |
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| Emergency teams investigating a fatal hotel blaze in Cornwall are unlikely to be able to start until Tuesday. | Emergency teams investigating a fatal hotel blaze in Cornwall are unlikely to be able to start until Tuesday. |
| Fears are growing for two people still missing after the blaze at Newquay's Penhallow Hotel, which killed a man and injured five other people. | Fears are growing for two people still missing after the blaze at Newquay's Penhallow Hotel, which killed a man and injured five other people. |
| The four-storey hotel has been partly demolished, but police said the fire was still smouldering and the search could not start until it was fully out. | The four-storey hotel has been partly demolished, but police said the fire was still smouldering and the search could not start until it was fully out. |
| Police believe the dead man, who was 43, fell from a second-floor window. | Police believe the dead man, who was 43, fell from a second-floor window. |
| 'Still a fire' | 'Still a fire' |
| Search teams had hoped to begin their work on Sunday afternoon. | Search teams had hoped to begin their work on Sunday afternoon. |
| However, Supt John Green of Devon and Cornwall Police said it would be Monday afternoon at the very earliest - but much more likely Tuesday - before the teams could start work. | However, Supt John Green of Devon and Cornwall Police said it would be Monday afternoon at the very earliest - but much more likely Tuesday - before the teams could start work. |
| "There's still smoke issuing from what remains of the Penhallow Hotel and therefore it is still a fire," he said. | "There's still smoke issuing from what remains of the Penhallow Hotel and therefore it is still a fire," he said. |
| HOTEL FIRE HELPLINE Holdsworth Hotels has set up a helpline for anyone concerned about a friend or relative on 01254 889 900 In pictures: Fire aftermath Family's shock after fire | HOTEL FIRE HELPLINE Holdsworth Hotels has set up a helpline for anyone concerned about a friend or relative on 01254 889 900 In pictures: Fire aftermath Family's shock after fire |
| Two other people reported missing after the fire presented themselves to police in Newquay on Sunday. | Two other people reported missing after the fire presented themselves to police in Newquay on Sunday. |
| More than 80 people safely escaped from the building. | More than 80 people safely escaped from the building. |
| Supt Green said there was little hope of anyone being alive in the wreckage of the gutted hotel. | Supt Green said there was little hope of anyone being alive in the wreckage of the gutted hotel. |
| He said both fire and police would be investigating the building. | He said both fire and police would be investigating the building. |
| "The fire investigators will look for the cause of the fire and the police will look for evidence linked to any cause of death and any bodies that may be in there." | "The fire investigators will look for the cause of the fire and the police will look for evidence linked to any cause of death and any bodies that may be in there." |
| Platform row | Platform row |
| John McMillan, director of hotels for Holdsworth Hotels which owns the Penhallow, said the fire had shocked him. | John McMillan, director of hotels for Holdsworth Hotels which owns the Penhallow, said the fire had shocked him. |
| "Obviously, at the end of the day, we deal with a lot of elderly and vulnerable guests, that's our business, that's our core business. | "Obviously, at the end of the day, we deal with a lot of elderly and vulnerable guests, that's our business, that's our core business. |
| The ferocious blaze gutted the four-storey buildingEnlarge Image | The ferocious blaze gutted the four-storey buildingEnlarge Image |
| "And safety, health and fire safety is paramount to us as a company. Personally I can only say that I'm very shocked at it. It's very difficult to explain." | "And safety, health and fire safety is paramount to us as a company. Personally I can only say that I'm very shocked at it. It's very difficult to explain." |
| Mr McMillan added: "A fire marshal was appointed for each floor and I am confident the staff did their job and it worked as well as possible." | Mr McMillan added: "A fire marshal was appointed for each floor and I am confident the staff did their job and it worked as well as possible." |
| Four people are still in hospital. One, described as an elderly woman, is critical, but her condition is improving. | Four people are still in hospital. One, described as an elderly woman, is critical, but her condition is improving. |
| Specialist demolition crews have pulled down the precarious upper floors of the hotel, which were in danger of collapse. | Specialist demolition crews have pulled down the precarious upper floors of the hotel, which were in danger of collapse. |
| There have been complaints that an aerial platform, needed to effectively fight fires in multi-storey buildings, took too long to arrive from Plymouth, 50 miles away. Two of the platforms operated by the Cornwall Fire Brigade were being repaired. | There have been complaints that an aerial platform, needed to effectively fight fires in multi-storey buildings, took too long to arrive from Plymouth, 50 miles away. Two of the platforms operated by the Cornwall Fire Brigade were being repaired. |
| General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, Matt Wrack, said it was an example of fire services being stretched. | General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, Matt Wrack, said it was an example of fire services being stretched. |
| "We're saying that the resources are stretched already. There's no room for cuts and clearly there are issues around the question of the high rise rescue vehicles," he said. | "We're saying that the resources are stretched already. There's no room for cuts and clearly there are issues around the question of the high rise rescue vehicles," he said. |
| When the fire broke out at 0015 BST on Saturday, the hotel was close to capacity with 86 guests, three members of staff and a coach driver in the building. | When the fire broke out at 0015 BST on Saturday, the hotel was close to capacity with 86 guests, three members of staff and a coach driver in the building. |
| Your photos: Hotel blaze Blaze causes disruption | Your photos: Hotel blaze Blaze causes disruption |
| And Supt Green said assistance was drawn from a wide area to tackle the blaze. | And Supt Green said assistance was drawn from a wide area to tackle the blaze. |
| "We live in a very rural part of the world. With its own beauty comes the fact that resources can be dispersed across the 1,400 square miles of Cornwall," Mr Green said. | "We live in a very rural part of the world. With its own beauty comes the fact that resources can be dispersed across the 1,400 square miles of Cornwall," Mr Green said. |
| The Penhallow was used regularly by Robinsons Holidays, a family-run tour operator based in Lancashire. Robinsons and Holdsworth Hotels are owned by the same parent company, O&C Holdsworth. | The Penhallow was used regularly by Robinsons Holidays, a family-run tour operator based in Lancashire. Robinsons and Holdsworth Hotels are owned by the same parent company, O&C Holdsworth. |