FIREFIGHTERS were this afternoon battling a blaze at Liverpool’s Hard Days Night hotel.
Fire broke out on the fifth floor of the luxury Beatles-themed hotel at around 1.15pm.
The hotel was evacuated as four fire engines and an aerial appliance battled to quell the flames, shown on our picture below taken by an office worker.
Contractors were believed to be working in the hotel when the fire started.Crowds gathered on North John Street, which was cordoned off, with flames clearly visible in a top-floor room. Some debris also came down onto the road.
The fire was under control shortly after 2.10pm
Source Liverpool Echo