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Sunday 7th September, 2003
Hotel Fire On Plymouth Hoe

The roof of The Grand Hotel on Plymouth Hoe

Flames engulf the roof of The Grand Hotel

Emergency crews from Devon and Cornwall tackled a major fire at the Grand Hotel in Plymouth. Firefighters were alerted to the incident at about 1145 BST. The 77-bedroom Grade II listed building, built in 1879, is situated at Plymouth Hoe on the city's seafront.

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The BBC's Chris Whipp reports from the scene. (1300 BST - 7/09/2003)
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Our cameras were at the scene:

View from our webcam

The fire as seen from our Plymouth webcam

Fighting the fire

Twelve appliances tackled the fire

Onlookers watched from the Hoe

Onlookers watched from Plymouth Hoe

Streets around the hotel were sealed off

Roads around the hotel were sealed off

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