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Firefighters tackle Inverness hostel blaze Dozens evacuated from early morning hostel blaze in Inverness
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Firefighters are searching a hostel after dozens of backpackers were evacuated from an early morning blaze in Inverness. More than 50 occupants have been evacuated after an early morning blaze at a backpackers hostel 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 four storey Eastgate Backpackers Hostel building as "absolutely horrendous".
It is understood several dozen residents have been evacuated, many of them still in their night clothes. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said all residents had been accounted for and the fire was under control.
They have been been given shelter inside the Eastgate Shopping Centre. The people who were evacuated, many of them still in their night clothes, were given shelter inside the nearby 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. Fire crews searched the hostel building to establish whether anyone had been 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.