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| Bristol Premier Inn: Fire at hotel near Cribbs Causeway | Bristol Premier Inn: Fire at hotel near Cribbs Causeway |
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| A huge blaze has caused part of a hotel near the M5 to collapse on to a major A-road. | A huge blaze has caused part of a hotel near the M5 to collapse on to a major A-road. |
| The front of the Premier Inn has fallen on to the A4018 Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, as fire crews spent the night tackling flames. | The front of the Premier Inn has fallen on to the A4018 Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, as fire crews spent the night tackling flames. |
| Smoke from the blaze led to warnings from the fire service during the night about visibility problems on the M5. | Smoke from the blaze led to warnings from the fire service during the night about visibility problems on the M5. |
| Local residents have been warned to keep doors and windows shut because of smoke plumes from the site. | Local residents have been warned to keep doors and windows shut because of smoke plumes from the site. |
| Footage released by Avon and Somerset Fire Service showed the moment the front of the hotel collapsed. | Footage released by Avon and Somerset Fire Service showed the moment the front of the hotel collapsed. |
| Three crews remain at the scene of the blaze, which started at about 13:15 BST on Wednesday. | Three crews remain at the scene of the blaze, which started at about 13:15 BST on Wednesday. |
| They were called initially to reports of smoke being seen from the roof and the sound of explosions. | They were called initially to reports of smoke being seen from the roof and the sound of explosions. |
| Fire officials said they felt "confident" no-one was in the hotel when the blaze broke out but were trying to identify everyone who had booked a room. | Fire officials said they felt "confident" no-one was in the hotel when the blaze broke out but were trying to identify everyone who had booked a room. |
| Laura Evans Hughes, who lives nearby, said she returned home on Wednesday evening to find she could not get to her house. | |
| "I literally had to abandon my car, and I had to be police escorted to my house," she said. | "I literally had to abandon my car, and I had to be police escorted to my house," she said. |
| "All last night I've been hearing bangs and crashes - I've just had to walk to my car now and the roof's still on fire. | "All last night I've been hearing bangs and crashes - I've just had to walk to my car now and the roof's still on fire. |
| "I can understand why they've closed the dual carriageway off because about 10 minutes ago the roof just collapsed." | "I can understand why they've closed the dual carriageway off because about 10 minutes ago the roof just collapsed." |
| She added that the smoke was "thick and foggy" near her home in Catbrain Hill. | She added that the smoke was "thick and foggy" near her home in Catbrain Hill. |
| During the night the fire service said the blaze had spread, causing more smoke. | |
| The A4018 Cribbs Causeway remains shut in both directions between Clifton Rugby Club and Lysander Road. | The A4018 Cribbs Causeway remains shut in both directions between Clifton Rugby Club and Lysander Road. |