Overview
- Humberside Police opened an arson investigation after a fire at the unoccupied former Balmoral Hotel in Bridlington on Tuesday.
- Firefighters and officers evacuated nearby properties and set a cordon covering Fort Terrace and parts of The Promenade.
- Road closures have now lifted, and police say they have no reports of injuries.
- Emergency services urged people to avoid the area and to keep windows and doors closed as thick smoke rose from the building.
- The site has burned before, with a December fire that police linked to a £110,000 cannabis grow, and officers are appealing for witnesses and CCTV, quoting log 557 of 28 April.