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| Cambridge University Arms blaze tackled by 60 firefighters | Cambridge University Arms blaze tackled by 60 firefighters |
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| A prominent city centre hotel in Cambridge has been evacuated after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. | A prominent city centre hotel in Cambridge has been evacuated after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. |
| More than 60 firefighters are tackling the blaze at the De Vere University Arms Hotel near Parker's Piece. | More than 60 firefighters are tackling the blaze at the De Vere University Arms Hotel near Parker's Piece. |
| Regent Street, a major road in the city centre, and other neighbouring streets are closed with traffic being diverted. | Regent Street, a major road in the city centre, and other neighbouring streets are closed with traffic being diverted. |
| The fire service said the blaze was now under control and there were no reports of injuries to guests or staff. | The fire service said the blaze was now under control and there were no reports of injuries to guests or staff. |
| Eyewitness Rob Campbell, principal of Impington Village College in Cambridgeshire, said: "I could see the smoke from the top floor rooms. | Eyewitness Rob Campbell, principal of Impington Village College in Cambridgeshire, said: "I could see the smoke from the top floor rooms. |
| "There were at at least two that looked significantly damaged and one which was billowing smoke from the top. | "There were at at least two that looked significantly damaged and one which was billowing smoke from the top. |
| "It looked like a fairly major incident with the number of tenders that were there, and all the police walking across Parker's Piece and I guess that's going to be hugely disruptive." | "It looked like a fairly major incident with the number of tenders that were there, and all the police walking across Parker's Piece and I guess that's going to be hugely disruptive." |
| Crews from Suffolk and Hertfordshire helped Cambridgeshire firefighters to tackle the blaze which was confined to the top floor of the hotel although it had spread to the roof. | |
| About 150 guests were escorted out of the hotel soon after the flames were seen at about 06:00 BST on Tuesday. |