Fifteen guests were evacuated in the middle of the night after smoke from a ground floor fire engulfed their Lakes hotel.
The alarm was raised at 3.30am Tuesday morning at the Merewood Hotel, Windermere.
Two fire-fighting crews from the town rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze- that is believed to have started in a ground floor lounge sofa.
Guests were outside until the all-clear was given for their return at 5am.
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