Four treated after hotel evacuated during fire

Firefighters checked every room of the hotel, carrying out a floor-by-floor search after the blaze in ground floor building, the service said

Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a hotel was evacuated during a city centre blaze, the fire service said.

More than 60 firefighters went to New Street, Birmingham, after being called at 02:40 BST.

"Four people were treated for smoke inhalation, three of whom were led to safety by our crews," said West Midlands Fire Service which evacuated about 200 people from the Premier Inn.

Fourteen firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the blaze in the HSBC on the ground floor of the building. No-one else was injured, it added.

The hotel was evacuated after the fire broke out in the early hours

Twelve engines and five brigade response vehicles attended, with more than 60 fire service personnel involved.

The fire service said it checked every room of the hotel, carrying out a floor-by-floor search and there were no further casualties.

The blaze was confirmed to be out shortly before 04:10 and crews then cleared any remaining pockets of smoke.

Fourteen firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the fire