Dunstan Hall Hotel kitchen fire
Fire crews from Carrow and Earlham attended a fire at Dunston Hall Hotel, Ipswich Road, near Norwich, at around 9.30am on 17th October.
Denis Mcevoy, general manager, confirmed that around 100 people had to be evacuated from the hotel.
Mr Mcevoy said: “The fire brigade were fantastic and staff are well trained. A lot of people had gone out to play golf. We had about 100 customers and staff but we got everyone out.”
Fire crews had extinguished the fire by 10.30am. All staff and guests were evacuated safely and there were no injuries reported.
It is thought that the fire started in an oven.
Dunston Hall Hotel, which has 169 rooms and 11 conference rooms, was built in 1859 and is now run by the De Vere group.
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