Hundreds evacuated after fire breaks out at seaside hotel in Kent

About 280 people taken to safety from the Grand Burstin in Folkestone after blaze thought to have started in basement

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a hotel in Folkestone after a large fire broke out overnight.

Emergency services were called just after 1am on Saturday to the Grand Burstin hotel in Folkestone, where a fire is believed to have started in the basement, Kent fire and rescue service said.