Fire Crews work to save Ruth Rendell's archive

Cornwal's fire service says that work has been carried out to preserve the archive of a local historian who died in a fire at her home.

The body of Joan Rendell MBE, 89, was found after her bungalow at Yeolmbridge caught fire . She was an avid collector of matchboxes and had an estimated collection of 300,000. The manager of Bodmin Fire Station said that work began quickly to preserve her archive material.

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Body found after fire in Harrogate's Majestic Hotel

A body has been found after a fire ripped through a listed Victorian Hotel in Harrogate, police have said.

The identity of the body was found in the fifth floor staff quarters of the hotel. All 132 guests at the hotel in Ripon Road had earlier been led to safety along with 25 staff members, after the fire broke out early on Wednesday. One male member of staff had been described 'unaccounted for'.
The fire has been described by police as 'potentially suspicious'

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