A fire which broke out at a derelict hotel in Cornwall was “inevitable”, a councillor has said.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said crews from five stations helped tackle the blaze at the Narrowcliff Hotel, in Newquay, at about 03:15 BST on Sunday.
Councillor Joanna Kenny, Liberal Democrat for Newquay Central and Pentire, said the blaze was an “accident waiting to happen” as the building had been empty and was not secure.
“There’s very little that the councils, either council, can do about it,” she added. “It’s private property.”
