Around forty firefighters have worked through the night to tackle a significant fire at a pub on Grove Street in the centre of Bath.

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Avon Fire & Rescue Service says it began receiving 999 calls at 2.45am to reports of the fire, and its control centre had taken a large number of calls since.
Firefighters from the Bath, Hicks Gate, Kingswood, Temple and Radstock fire stations were sent to the scene, at The Rising Sun Inn on Grove Street.
Jets, hose reels and turntable ladders were used to bring the fire at the four-storey building under control, and it was finally extinguished just after 6am.

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Eight firefighters wore breathing apparatus for safety, before using thermal imaging cameras to check for hotspots in the building.
All persons were safely evacuated from the property, along with a neighbouring building, and there were no casualties.
Grove Street, Argyle Street and Pulteney Bridge are currently closed, while fire crews work to make the building safe.

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At the height of the incident, there were seven fire engines attending the scene.
The cause of the fire is now under investigation.
The website for the Rising Sun Inn, which operates as a B&B, pub and bar, says the business was due to close in December, when the current lease expires.