In West Sussex, a 400-year-old hotel that is supposed to have been housing Ukrainian immigrants has been completely destroyed by fire.
Early this morning, firefighters were summoned to the Angel Hotel and another building in Midhurst, West Sussex.
It’s believed that shortly after one in the morning, fire started in the nearby North Street structure before spreading to the top.
Hilton Holloway, a resident, reported that about 30 individuals, some of them were children, were evacuated from the motel.
‘There were a number of Ukrainian refugees in the hotel, which had 15 rooms,’ he said.
‘I spoke to one young woman who seemed relatively calm.’
Mr Holloway, who lives on the other side of North Street, awoke to the blaze and rushed outside.
Pictures taken by him show the spread of the flames from the adjoining building to the roof of the Angel Inn.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Services called the fire ‘significant’.
Ten fire engines, an aerial ladder platform, water carrier and off-road vehicle were deployed to the scene.
Meanwhile, Sussex Police, which sent officers to the scene, warned road closures would be in place in the local area.
No casualties have been reported.