Fire engulfs 400-year-old Sussex hotel ‘housing Ukrainian refugees’

A 400-year-old hotel in Midhurst, Sussex, was engulfed by a fire in Midhurst, West Sussex, in the early hours of Thursday, 16 March.

According to local resident Hilton Holloway, the hotel was housing Ukrainian refugees.

West Sussex Fire said that 15 fire engines were deployed to the scene.

More than 30 people were evacuated from the building and a relief centre was set up in the town for those who have been displaced, a statement from West Sussex County Council said.

The cause of the fire has not been confirmed.

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