A Cheltenham nightclub was evacuated in the early hours of after a fire spread from an air conditioning unit. Around 200 clubbers were led out of Lace nightclub just after 1am as 20 firefighters tackled a blaze in the roof space of the building.
They also used an aerial ladder platform to access electric motors, which were on the outside of the building and made up part of the air conditioning unit.
When the Fire Brigade arrived they were met by a full-scale evacuation and smoke pouring from the roof.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building and quickly completed a search for anyone left. Other crews made their way to the top of the building and extinguished the fire, which had spread into cabling.”
