Firefighters rescued a guest from inside a Holiday Inn near Bristol Airport after a blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning (May 11).
Avon Fire and Rescue service sent crews from three stations to deal with the fire at 2.31am as the building in North Somerset was evacuated, and police were also in attendance. Firefighters rushed into the building and found a room with smoke coming from it, and extinguished "smouldering clothing".
They rescued a guest who was outside the room, and made their way inside to tackle the fire. In a post on Twitter, the official account for Blagdon Fire Station uploaded a picture which shows at least two fire engines at the scene.
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And the caption says: "Crews mobilised to Holiday Inn A38 at 02:31 Fire persons reported. "Hotel evacuated before arrival, 2 BA teams entered property, one team made entry into room with smoke issuing and one team rescued resident who was outside room."
An additional post on Facebook from the crew in Winscombe, which also attended, added: "Fire crews from Winscombe, Blagdon and Yatton were mobilised to the Holiday Inn at Redhill on the A38 at 02:31 this morning to a fire persons reported. 2 Breathing apparatus teams entered the hotel.
"Team one made entry into a room with smoke issuing and team two rescued one resident. A small amount of clothing smouldering located and extinguished in room, now under investigation."
Holiday Inn has been approached for further comment. Avon and Somerset Constabulary has since confirmed that a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson.
