Fire at Folkestone's Grand Burstin Hotel being treated as suspicious, police say
Police are investigating the basement blaze as suspicious after 26 fire engines and hundreds of guests were evacuated from the hotel.
- On Saturday morning, emergency services responded to a basement fire at the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone, forcing the evacuation of around 280 guests from the 13-floor seafront building.
- Fire crews were called to the scene at about 01:06 BST after flames erupted in the basement; the cause of the blaze remains unknown.
- At its height, 26 fire engines tackled the blaze; Kent Fire and Rescue Service reported 10 engines remain on-site "dampening down any remaining hotspots."
- Britannia Hotels Group, which operates the Grand Burstin, said it is "taking immediate action to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all guests and team members" while cooperating with authorities.
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council established a welfare centre at Three Hills Sports Park for evacuees, while nearby residents have been advised to avoid the area and keep windows closed.
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Folkestone hotel fire that sparked mass evacuation being treated as suspicious
Police are treating a fire at a Folkestone hotel that sparked a mass evacuation as suspicious, it has been confirmed. Two-hundred and eighty people were forced to evacuate the Grand Burstin Hotel at around 1:05am on Saturday after a fire broke out. Twenty six fire engines tackled the fire in the early hours of the morning.Kent Police have confirmed they are treating the fire as suspicious and are appealing for witnesses. TRENDING Stories Video…
British police are investigating a suspicious fire at the Grand Burstin seaside hotel in Folkestone, Kent, after around 280 people were evacuated from the building, Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue Service said. Police said the fire started in the early hours of Saturday, September 19, 2026, and investigators are now appealing for witnesses and footage from cameras and dashcams. Authorities say there is reason to believe the fire may have be…
Grand Burstin Hotel Fire in Folkestone Treated as Suspicious After 280 Evacuated
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. A major fire at the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone, England, is being treated as suspicious, police said Saturday after around 280 people were evacuated. Kent Fire and Rescue Service said 26 fire engines were sent to the hotel shortly after 1:05 a.m. BST after a severe blaze broke out in the basement area. Kent … تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع …
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