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| Birmingham's Broad Street closed after takeaway fire | Birmingham's Broad Street closed after takeaway fire |
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| A "suspicious" blaze at a fast food restaurant in Birmingham city centre led to the closure of a major road. | |
| Eight fire engines were called to Food Republic in Broad Street at 06:15 BST. | Eight fire engines were called to Food Republic in Broad Street at 06:15 BST. |
| More than 200 guests also had to be evacuated from the adjoining Hampton Hilton hotel. | More than 200 guests also had to be evacuated from the adjoining Hampton Hilton hotel. |
| Broad Street was closed going out of the city from the junction of Sheepcote Street to Bishopsgate Street and buses were diverted. Firefighter Dave Pitt said the circumstances were suspicious. | Broad Street was closed going out of the city from the junction of Sheepcote Street to Bishopsgate Street and buses were diverted. Firefighter Dave Pitt said the circumstances were suspicious. |
| He said "moderate" damage had been caused and an investigation would take place to establish the cause. | He said "moderate" damage had been caused and an investigation would take place to establish the cause. |
| Among the hotel guests who were evacuated from the building was software consultant Ade Ibironke, who said a fire alarm woke him up at about 06:00. | |
| "No-one's really been telling the hotel guests what's been going on," he said. | "No-one's really been telling the hotel guests what's been going on," he said. |
| "My phone is stuck upstairs so I haven't called anyone yet but I think I need to find another phone as I don't think I will be going inside soon." | "My phone is stuck upstairs so I haven't called anyone yet but I think I need to find another phone as I don't think I will be going inside soon." |
| Another hotel guest, who spotted the smoke rising outside his window, said: "Thankfully I was up but I opened the door and shouted down the corridor that everyone needed to get out. | Another hotel guest, who spotted the smoke rising outside his window, said: "Thankfully I was up but I opened the door and shouted down the corridor that everyone needed to get out. |
| "I just bumbled out through the door. | "I just bumbled out through the door. |
| "As we were going down the stairs, the smell of smoke was increasing and a number of staff joined us on the way to the fire exit. | "As we were going down the stairs, the smell of smoke was increasing and a number of staff joined us on the way to the fire exit. |
| "We were going down and I knew the fire must be somewhere below where my room had been so at that point I felt scared. I did not know if we could get out." | "We were going down and I knew the fire must be somewhere below where my room had been so at that point I felt scared. I did not know if we could get out." |
| The evacuated hotel guests, who were sent to the nearby Novotel hotel, were allowed to return and Broad Street reopened just after 09:00. |