Guests have been evacuated from The De Vere Grand Hotel in Brighton this evening, following a fire on an upper floor.
According to the BBC news website, the fire brigade was called around 8pm, after smoke was spotted billowing above the hotel. Guests have been evacuated to Brighton's Hilton Metropole Hotel.
The Grand was the target of an IRA bomb attack during the 1984 Conservative Party Conference. The blast killed five people.
No guests were hurt in the fire that broke out last night at Brighton's Grand Hotel, spurring the local police chief to praise the hotel's staff for their calmness.According to the BBC's online news service, Sussex's police Chief Inspector said, "The hotel staff have well-practised drills. They carried out a very quick evacuation."
This will be considerable consolation to general manager, Jeremy Rata, as he assesses the damage done to the property and begins the clean-up operation.
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