The cause of the fire still remain unclear.
In England in the great fire destroyed the old hotel, the Royal Clarence in the Central part of the city of Exeter (the administrative centre of the County of Devon).
A fire in one of the most valuable blocks of Exeter, located between the main shopping street and the Cathedral, started at 5.00 (7.00 CET) on Friday during the execution of works on modernization of the premises located above the gallery of fine arts, Castle Fine Art.
Then the flames spread to the adjacent building, a former coaching Inn of the eighteenth century Well House Tavern, where in recent years housed a café. And from there through the roof, the fire moved into the building, leaving the facade on the Cathedral square and was one of the main architectural sights of the ancient city.
At the moment only a part of a front wall of the hotel, which, most likely, will also collapse from total structural damage. In the Cathedral because of a fire was even cancelled scheduled service.
In fire suppression participated more than a hundred firefighters, but to save a quarter of them failed. The victims in the incident no, because all residents, clients and guests of the quarter was evacuated in time. The cause of the fire still remain unclear.
Royal Clarence was built in 1769 and was the first in England, the building officially received the status of the hotel.
