Roads reopen after historic Fife hotel gutted by fire leaving owners "devastated"
The historic St Michaels Inn, which had recently been refurbished, has been gutted by fire.
Emergency services were called to a blaze in the hotel near Leuchars shortly after 10pm on Tuesday.
Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the “well developed” blaze. No one was injured in the fire.
Crews were still in attendance throughout Wednesday as they worked to dampen down what remains of the building. The property has been completely gutted in the fire with the roof caving in.
Owner Graham Bradley had reopened the hotel in February following a £100,000 refurbishment.
In a post on social media on Wednesday he said the team at St Michaels are “absolutely devastated”.
He said: “We’re heartbroken at losing our beautiful hotel and all our staff losing their jobs but thankfully we didn’t lose anyone in the fire.
"We are truly overwhelmed by the love and support from our amazing local community.
"Thank you to everyone who has reached out, offered help, and stood by us, and alongside us last night as we helplessly had to just watch the blaze.
"And so sorry I forgot to mention the brave firefighters who have worked throughout the night and day. We truly are thankful...it means more than you know.
"We are just trying to process what has happened so please be patient and we will be in touch with everyone that has had bookings etc with us in the following days.
"If we haven't reached out please email us as we have lost our diaries, laptops etc in the blaze but we will have more clarity in the coming days.”
At the height of the blaze, nine fire appliances and four specialist resources were on the scene.
Road surrounding the hotel were closed throughout Wednesday as fire crews remained at the site with motorists heading to Dundee facing diversions via Cupar. Fife Council confirmed the roads had reopened at around 10.30pm on Wednesday.
Police Scotland confirmed the fire was not being treated as suspicious.