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The Claremont hotel site on Eastbourne’s seafront has been handed back to building control and the security firm following the collapse earlier this afternoon, which happened after the wind changed direction. Read more here
It comes after a raging fire on Friday saw the Grade II listed building put out of use.
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Hide AdEast Sussex Fire and Rescue Service returned to the site today to continue the fire investigation. Crews, who were at the scene, contacted East Sussex Building Control Partnership (ESBCP) at about 3pm because they were concerned that one of the building’s chimneys appeared to be moving.
Video courtesy of Daniel Mcdonald.