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Princes Street fire: Destroyed building was to be part of new Zedwell hotel and pod-hotel
The roof and top floors of the old Debenhams building in the city centre have been destroyed, with the rest of the structure left blackened and charred on the inside
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What happenedDevelopment given green light by planners earlier this year.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Historic building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street gutted by fire". The center frames it as "Princes Street fire: Destroyed building was to be part of new Zedwell hotel and pod-hotel".
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Left / center-leftHistoric building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street gutted by fire
The Herald (Scotland) · Center-left · News report
CenterPrinces Street fire: Destroyed building was to be part of new Zedwell hotel and pod-hotel
The Scotsman · Center · News report
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Historic building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street gutted by fire
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The roof and top floors of the old Debenhams building in the city centre have been destroyed, with the rest of the structure left blackened and charred on the inside
