A fire has broken out at a hotel in Brighton and emergency services are urging people to avoid the area. East Sussex fire and rescue service (ESFR) was called to the Royal Albion Hotel on the seafront at 5.24pm, and later tweeted that “15 fire appliances, one high volume pump and three aerial ladder platforms [were] in attendance”. People were urged to stay away from the area around the Old Steine thoroughfare in the city, with local residents told to keep windows closed as smoke billowed out of the third floor blaze. A spokesperson for ESFR said of the emergency: “East Sussex fire and rescue service remains at the scene of a now 15 appliance fire in Brighton. An incident command centre has been set up at the scene. “We are working with other emergency services and agencies including Sussex police, the Environment Agency and Water Board. Locals are being advised to avoid the area where possible. Sussex police said: “We are supporting the fire service at the Royal Albion hotel in Old Steine in …

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