Nine fire crews were called to deal with a blaze at a hotel in Bournemouth last night.

The crews were sent to the hotel in Meyrick Road after reports of a fire in the basement.

Fire fighters were sent from Springbourne, Hamworthy, Redhill, Poole, Christchurch and Westbourne.

The incident began around 7.30pm.

The fire was extinguished using two breathing apparatus and a mainline.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "The building was evacuated and nobody was injured."

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