Hundreds of guests fled from a luxury Birmingham hotel when fire ripped through the basement.

Guests in various states of undress were evacuated from the Hyatt in Broad Street after the blaze started in a sauna in the hotel spa.

They were escorted across the road in fluffy robes and dressing gowns to the ICC where they were looked after until the hotel was safe to re-enter.

Twenty firefighters attended the blaze. After it was extinguished, they spent several hours combing the basement and lower floors using thermal imaging cameras to locate other seats of fire, but none were found.