Around 35 firefighters were called to the Quality Hotel at 11am on Monday, following an emergency evacuation. A total of four jets and an aerial ladder platform were used to try and prevent the fire from spreading. It was mostly out by 1.30pm.
Somebody had left a towel adjacent to hot coals inside the sauna room, and it was this that led to the blaze.The front of the hotel sustained ‘significant damage’, including the reception area, health spa and function room.
No one was seriously hurt in the incident, but one person suffered minor injuries.
District manager John Allison at the fire service, said: “I would like to praise our firefighters for their hard work and professionalism in tackling the fire.
“It is due to this that we were able to stop the fire from spreading to the other parts of the hotel where the sleeping accommodation is.”
