Man and 16 year old boy arrested in connection with Blackpool hotel fire
The derelict hotel will now have to be demolished
Lancashire Police have issued an update following the fire which badly damaged a derelict hotel in Blackpool earlier this week.
Emergency services were called to Queens Promenade at 2.48pm on Monday to reports of a significant fire at the Hackett’s Hotel, a four-storey building.
Today (April 27), officers arrested an 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy in Blackpool on suspicion of criminal damage – arson endangering life. They are currently in custody.
Detectives are still appealing for witnesses, asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area near to the hotel on Monday, to contact the police.
We are also asking people to check their CCTV from the area and dashcam footage which could assist in our enquiries.
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