Hundreds evacuated as huge fire breaks out at tourist hotel in British-favourite holiday hotspot

Hundreds have been evacuated after a huge fire broke out at a British favourite holiday hotspot.

Firefighters have attempted to extinguish the blaze at The Ibis Hotel, in Malaga, Spain for several hours after a fire broke out and quickly spread throughout its floors.

Guests and staff began to be escorted out of the hotel at on Sunday night, and none have been injured in the inferno.

The fire started in the attached Le Grand Cafe bar, on the ground floor of the hotel.

It then quickly spread throughout the hotel to the upper floors, with huge billows of smoke being seen from the top of the building.

Benito Martinez, supervisor for the firefighting operation, told Spanish media the fire was now "under control", adding it was likely the firefighting crew would be at the scene all day.

He told Malaga Hoy half of the hotel had been affected by the fire, which was called in at 1.26am (12.26 am BST).

The Ibis Hotel was then evacuated and an operation to combat the fire began - which has been difficult to tackle as some fire is hidden in the building, Mr Martinez said.

He said: "Basically, the entire restaurant's decor is made of wood, and that generated a significant heat load that quickly spread."

Firefighters have attempted to help evacuated guests who have reported passports, plane tickets and documents remain in the hotel.

Six fire fighting crews, with three water tankers, four fire engines, and two aerial ladder trucks attended the scene, with emergency service personnel expected to remain on Tuesday.

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