East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is continuing to support the community affected by the serious fire at the Royal Albion Hotel, in Brighton.
The incident has now been handed over to Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC).
As the emergency phase of the incident draws to a close, our efforts now are on supporting our partners and particularly BHCC with the recovery effort, maintaining our operational readiness, and carrying out a full and thorough debrief to ensure we draw out learning and improvements from this incident.
Our support of partners remains ongoing.
Cordons remain in place, as we continue to ask the public to avoid the area and find alternative routes of travel. However, we are actively supporting the community at this difficult time.
Director of Service Delivery and Assistant Chief Fire Officer Mark Matthews said:
“This incident has had an impact on the local community, and we are determined to help where we can.
“Today, our crews and protection teams have been supporting the surrounding businesses and residents with advice and guidance to ensure the impact on them is minimised wherever possible.
“This will enable the community to recover and return to a sense of normality. We would urge any concerned businesses, or members of community, to contact us for any further advice and support, should they require it."
A full fire investigation is currently underway leads by Sussex Police, which we are supporting and no further details about the cause of this incident can be released at this stage.