An investigation by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has ruled the cause was accidental.
Firefighters on scene at a large fire at the Royal Albion Hotel beside Brighton seafront on July 15 The blaze which gutted a huge section of Brighton’s historic Royal Albion Hotel was caused by a discarded cigarette, firefighters have concluded. Crews from across Sussex were scrambled to the Grade II-listed building on July 15 after a fire broke out on the fourth floor, sending plumes of smoke billowing across the seafront.
Dozens of fire engines and ambulances together with local police support rushed to the scene The scene in Brighton after the fire at the Royal Albion Hotel An investigation by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has ruled the cause was accidental, with a spokesman saying it ‘likely started by a discarded cigarette which had not been completely put out’. A spokesman said: ‘East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service can confirm the fire at the Albion Hotel in Brighton on July 15, 2023, was accidental.
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