Hundreds evacuated after fire at Grand Burstin hotel in Folkestone
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About 280 people were evacuated from the Grand Burstin hotel in Folkestone, Kent, after a large fire broke out overnight. Emergency services were called just after 1am on Saturday; Kent fire and rescue service said the blaze is believed to have started in the basement. Twenty-six fire engines were dispatched to the seafront hotel, which has 550 rooms. Folkestone and Hythe district council opened a welfare centre at Three Hills Sports Park. No injuries have been reported and the cause is not yet known.
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