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Article: City hotel blaze was started by arsonist, say fire investigators ; Firefighters say an arsonist put the lives of 17 people in jeopardy after starting a blaze in an Exeter hotel.
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- Express & Echo (Exeter UK)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2008
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Firefighters say an arsonist put the lives of 17 people in
jeopardy after starting a blaze in an Exeter hotel.
Fire investigators say they are also looking into why there
appeared to be no working fire alarms or smoke detectors in the
three-storey St Nicholas House Hotel, in Alphington Road.
The fire was spotted by a passer-by before it took a hold on the
large house just past the Alphington Road railway bridge.
A member of the public, walking home at around 10pm on Thursday,
spotted smoke coming from the building and immediately called the
fire service.
When they arrived, firefighters found a ground- floor room well
alight.
The room was unoccupied but 17 other residents were in the ...