'This is a very sad day for Midhurst': Residents react to hotel fire
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The fire is at The Angel Inn, according to an eye-witness.
On social media Stepping Out Boutique, which is also in North Street, said: “It’s is a very sad day for Midhurst today, the lovely old Angel Hotel burnt last night leaving barely anything.
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Hide Ad“This was an awful site to watch unfold during the early hours of the morning.”
The shop later added: “It’s so hard to believe it happened. The firefighters were trying to stop it, but it just kept getting worse.”
Residents have also taken to social media.
Doug Chandler said: “This is a very sad day for Midhurst.” While Miranda Powell commented: “It's just awful…”
Sally Turner added: “So, so sad...thinking of everyone involved,” and Jackie Edgington Sevier said: “[I] hope everyone in [the] adjoining buildings are ok.”
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Hide AdConcerns have been raised for the businesses and residents in the area.
Niki Wakeford said: “Absolutely devastating for all those living above [the] shop, restaurant and the hotel residents.”