Blaze at Blackpool hotel
Written by terry on September 12, 2011 at 13:37
A hotel in Blackpool was evacuated after a fire broke out in the building’s laundry room.
Firefighters from St Annes fire station attended the blaze at the Glendower Hotel on the North Promenade at around 5.30pm on September 10th.
A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: “It was accidental. The hotel did a great job of evacuating the premises by following the hotel procedures. One person suffering effects of smoke inhalation was taken to hospital for a precautionary check up.”
The laundry room was heavily smoke damaged after kitchen laundry that had been left in a dryer had ignited. It has been reported that one man taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
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