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Any hotel over 11 metres high must have sprinklers by law. So I’d guess yes.

As far as we were informed all occupants and staff are accounted for. And they cleared the homeless out from the stairwells and back areas . So I think, god willing, nobody came to any harm.

Can you imagine all the manky old matresses, curtains, carpets etc all going into that smoke? Hope the headache subsides. Firefighter mate says fire is pretty much done now, it’s all just sifting through the debris. What a job.

I fear you are on the nail with this.

T Thanks mate. Yeah, I was on Old Steine so I only really see the roof going up. Though I think your description sounds right. I counted 15 engines there at one point! I have a firefighter mate who has been sent down with his brigade this morning so might get an update later on. A real...

This. It was dry, warm, and incredibly windy. The whole thing just kept reigniting. And the smoke closed everything in the vacinity. I’m currently washing all my kit as it smells of bonfire. I was obviously not on the frontline fighting the fire but managing all the evacuated guests from...

Oh yes

I don’t think it’s going to be occupied by anyone for quite some time. If ever to be honest.

We were drafted in to man the cordon for a few hours tonight. It was still burning when we left it a while ago. Smoke was horrendous. Wa surreal standing at the Old Steine as the sun went down and everything was shrouded in smoke, blue lights and the light from the fire. Was like a film.