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05 Apr 2026

Video: Moment flames rip through empty Torquay seafront hotel

Empty seafront hotel engulfed by blaze

Torquay seafront hotel blaze drama

This was the moment flames shot through the roof of the empty Sherwood Hotel on Torquay seafront

Firefighters were alerted at about 2pm  and thick black smoke billowed from the Belgrave Road hotel to the main promenade.

By teatime today the hotel roof had gone leaving a gaping hole behind.

Pictures and video: Jim Parker

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