Firefighters are currently in attendance at a fire at a hotel on Welsh Road in Deeside.

They were called to reports of the fire at 04.27hours this morning (Monday, 18^th December).

Seven fire appliances, one from Flint, Mold, Buckley, Wrexham and Chester, and two from Deeside, together with two aerial ladder platforms from Wrexham and Chester are in attendance at the incident.

On arrival, firefighters found the roof space of the building well alight and used four sets of breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and two main jets to tackle the fire.

All residents and staff at the hotel have been accounted for and have been evacuated to a safe area.