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Hotel room gutted by fire overnight

BBC A close-up, exterior view of the Station Hotel. The windows are smashed and marks left by black smoke can be seen on the outside. BBC
No casualties were reported, a spokesperson for the fire service confirmed

A hotel room has been destroyed by a fire overnight.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue said it was called at 03:56 BST this morning to reports of a fire on the first floor of the Station Hotel, Gloucester.

Three fire engines from Gloucester were sent to tackle it, alongside an aerial ladder platform.

A spokesperson for the service told the BBC there were no casualties, though the cause of the fire was under investigation.

An exterior view of the Station Hotel. It is an older building and rendered with cream and white plaster. Some of the windows on the first floor appear to be missing glass and one of the windows has a black scorch mark above it.
One room was completely destroyed by the fire

They added a room on the first floor had been "100% damaged" and the entire first floor had been "80% damaged by smoke", with the incident coming to an end shortly after 05:36.

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