York Hotel Fire

1970 fire in the UK

York Hotel FireDate| December 22, 1970 (1970-12-22)

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Location| York Hotel
Theme| Fire
Deaths| 4

On the night of 22 December 1970, a fire broke out inside the York Hotel on Coatham Road in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The fire killed four people inside the building.[1][2] Guests on the upper floors had to use knotted blankets to escape, and at the height of the blaze, over 40 firefighters were in attendance.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "York Hotel, Redcar (Fire) (Hansard, 6 May 1971)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
2. ^ Jones, Samuel (30 June 2019). "The 70s inferno turned hotel into rubble - and claimed four lives". TeessideLive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
3. ^ Images of Teesside. Derby: Breedon. 1998. p. 30\. ISBN 1859831133.

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