Guests evacuated after tree crashes into Rotherham hotel as Storm Gareth rages

Guests were evacuated from their rooms when an uprooted tree crashed into a Rotherham hotel as Storm Gareth raged this morning.
By Claire Lewis
Published 13th Mar 2019, 11:09 BST
Updated 13th Mar 2019, 11:13 BST
An uprooted tree damaged the Brentwood Hotel in Rotherham this morningAn uprooted tree damaged the Brentwood Hotel in Rotherham this morning
An uprooted tree damaged the Brentwood Hotel in Rotherham this morning

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at the Brentwood Hotel, Moorgate Road, Moorgate, at 6.30am.

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An uprooted tree damaged the Brentwood Hotel in Rotherham this morningAn uprooted tree damaged the Brentwood Hotel in Rotherham this morning
An uprooted tree damaged the Brentwood Hotel in Rotherham this morning
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South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “Firefighters assisted with evacuating residents to a different part of the hotel.”

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A dangerous structure engineer has visited the hotel to assess the extent of the damage. 

More to follow.