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| Royal Clarence fire: Engineers to assess fire-ravaged hotel | Royal Clarence fire: Engineers to assess fire-ravaged hotel |
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| Structural engineers are to inspect a hotel later that has been devastated by a fire. | Structural engineers are to inspect a hotel later that has been devastated by a fire. |
| The blaze at the Royal Clarence Hotel, described as England's oldest hotel, started at 05:00 BST on Friday and continues to burn. | The blaze at the Royal Clarence Hotel, described as England's oldest hotel, started at 05:00 BST on Friday and continues to burn. |
| The facade of the building has partially collapsed and its interior walls reduced to rubble. | The facade of the building has partially collapsed and its interior walls reduced to rubble. |
| Firefighters have extinguished the flames but said they were still dealing with some "hotspots". | Firefighters have extinguished the flames but said they were still dealing with some "hotspots". |
| The shell of the building is being monitored with lasers to detect movement. | |
| The fire broke out above the Castle Fine Art gallery where renovation work was under way, before spreading to the Well House Tavern, a cafe and the hotel. | The fire broke out above the Castle Fine Art gallery where renovation work was under way, before spreading to the Well House Tavern, a cafe and the hotel. |
| Guests at the Royal Clarence were evacuated from their rooms in the middle of the night to another hotel nearby. There were no reported casualties. | Guests at the Royal Clarence were evacuated from their rooms in the middle of the night to another hotel nearby. There were no reported casualties. |
| A spokesman for the fire service said the gallery and hotel had been destroyed by the blaze, but its cause was unknown. | A spokesman for the fire service said the gallery and hotel had been destroyed by the blaze, but its cause was unknown. |
| Fire crews used water from the River Exe hundreds of metres away to help tackle the flames. About 80 firefighters remain at the scene. | Fire crews used water from the River Exe hundreds of metres away to help tackle the flames. About 80 firefighters remain at the scene. |
| At the scene | |
| Hamish Marshall, BBC South West News | |
| Work continues on the ground to damp down hotspots, but fire crews are now moving to the next phase of this operation. | |
| Firefighters must stop water getting onto the facade of the hotel in case it collapses and later structural engineers will assess what will happen when demolition teams move in tomorrow. | |
| Some local shops remain closed and the High Street will not fully reopen this morning. | |
| Holy Communion at Exeter Cathedral has been moved to the smaller Chapter House. | |
| Normally upto 400 worshipers attend. Today there is seating for just 100. | |
| People have been sharing their memories of the Royal Clarence on social media. | People have been sharing their memories of the Royal Clarence on social media. |
| Clare said on Twitter: "So sad to see the devastated Royal Clarence Hotel, lovely memories of birthday lunch with my husband in the wonderful Abode". | Clare said on Twitter: "So sad to see the devastated Royal Clarence Hotel, lovely memories of birthday lunch with my husband in the wonderful Abode". |
| Others are already discussing what should happen to the site of the hotel once it has been cleared. | Others are already discussing what should happen to the site of the hotel once it has been cleared. |
| On BBC Breakfast's Facebook page, Matt said he hoped the facade could be saved, while Lizzie added "I hope they don't put something modern there instead". | On BBC Breakfast's Facebook page, Matt said he hoped the facade could be saved, while Lizzie added "I hope they don't put something modern there instead". |
| Oldest hotel in England? | Oldest hotel in England? |