In the end, it looked far worse than it was as fire crews raced to the Lamb Hotel in Ely after a 999 call. Staff and guests evacuated quickly as Cambridgeshire fire and rescue crews dealt with a fire in a tumble dryer on the first floor.
The alarm was raised shortly after 10am and crews from Ely and Soham attended.
A fire service spokesperson said their crews “wearing breathing apparatus, used a hose reel to extinguish the fire and cleared the smoke using a positive pressure ventilation fan.
Scene at the Lamb Hotel, Ely, as fire crews called to tackle tumble dryer fire. PHOTO: CambsNews reader David“The crews returned to their stations by 11.25am.”
The cause of the fire was accidental.
The Lamb Hotel dates back to the 15th century and has 31 en-suite rooms. It is owned by Greene King.
