OMG...Lucky Escape!!

Oh my goodness, how awful!!

Definitely a lucky escape, that's awful

Oh wow! that was a lucky escape

My thoughts go out to anyone who did have their wedding booked here.

A venue in essex had a nasty fire a few years ago i want to say it was spains hall but i might be wrong but other venues thankfully helped couples with impending nuptials

just so awful for all those involved xx

exactly what I thought....poor brides........and grooms

Absolutely! I don't think anyone's been hurt from what I've heard so that's really lucky but just can't believe it! Absolutely awful and definitely feel for anyone due to have their wedding there! My heart went up in my throat when I first read the text as thought it was our venue to start with!

Hope they manage to get everything sorted...last I heard they were struggling to contain the fire and it might affect the neighbouring hotel (also a very popular wedding venue!)

Someone has just put on Twitter that their son is getting married there on Saturday. I hope there's somewhere else in the area they can go.

I drove along the seafront earlier (before I knew it had happened) and was diverted up the road next to the hotel. It was absolutely awful-so much black smoke and flames.

The hotel next to it was our wedding venue and we're meant to be staying there on Monday for our anniversary.

Thoughts to all the guests and staff.

Lord above!! Same thing happened to us. A really popular wedding venue in Cheshire called Peckforton Castle was set alight on someones wedding day by the groom himself over a dispute about the bill. He set fire to the curtains whilst his new wife and child slept upstairs! he got sent down for it as far as I know but we considered that venue and my heart jumped when I heard. The awful thing was that the next wedding due to take place there was that of the wedding coordinator herself! How gutted!!

That is horrific, not just for anyone who may have it booked for a wedding but also for anyone staying there right now, or anyone who works there. Hope everyone got out ok

Oh good grief! That looks awful!

As others have said, my thoughts go out to all the staff and people involved with the hotel, as well as anyone due to stay there/hold an event there!

W3DS!

I wonder how it started, that is one heck of a fire!

How awful ?, i hope no one is hurt.

Its really bad, it was also one of our potential venues....

Gosh how awful - poor, poor people involved, the owners, employees and anyone with their wedding booked there.

Re Spains Hall having a fire a few years ago - I think it was Orsett Hall, we're getting married at Spains, and haven't heard anything about a fire.

Wow, just seen this on the local news. How awful.