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Teign Valley Hotel: Building's roof destroyed by fire | Teign Valley Hotel: Building's roof destroyed by fire |
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A large blaze has destroyed the roof of a hotel building in Devon. | A large blaze has destroyed the roof of a hotel building in Devon. |
About 30 firefighters tackled the blaze at the Teign Valley Golf Club and Hotel, near Bovey Tracey. | |
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the hotel was evacuated after a fire broke out in the roof space of the three storey building. | Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the hotel was evacuated after a fire broke out in the roof space of the three storey building. |
Fire crews worked to stop the blaze from spreading to the rest of the building. There are no reports of injuries. | |
The fire is believed to have started in a wooden-framed extension which is used to get from the golf course to the hotel. | |
Water from a local lake is being used to tackle the blaze at the hotel ,which is on the eastern edge of Dartmoor National Park. | |
John Chalk from the fire service said: "There were solar panels on the roof which meant in effect we still had a live supply of electricity to the building, so we weren't able to get into the building. | |
"It meant the fire developed much more rapidly than we would have liked." | |
A fire service spokesman said an investigation into the cause of the blaze would begin on Wednesday. |
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