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| Firefighters tackle Inverness hostel blaze | Firefighters tackle Inverness hostel blaze |
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| Firefighters are searching a hostel after dozens of backpackers were evacuated from an early morning blaze in Inverness. | |
| Police Scotland said the alarm was raised just after 05:00 at the hostel in the Eastgate area of the city. | Police Scotland said the alarm was raised just after 05:00 at the hostel in the Eastgate area of the city. |
| One eyewitness described the flames coming from the Eastgate Backpackers Hostel building as "horrendous". | One eyewitness described the flames coming from the Eastgate Backpackers Hostel building as "horrendous". |
| It is understood several dozen residents have been evacuated, many of them still in their night clothes. | It is understood several dozen residents have been evacuated, many of them still in their night clothes. |
| They have been been given shelter inside the Eastgate Shopping Centre. | They have been been given shelter inside the Eastgate Shopping Centre. |
| It is believed the fire is under control but crews are still searching the building to check if anyone is trapped inside. | It is believed the fire is under control but crews are still searching the building to check if anyone is trapped inside. |
| A police spokesman said Crown Road had been closed and the High Street was closed to pedestrians. | A police spokesman said Crown Road had been closed and the High Street was closed to pedestrians. |