The extent of the devastation can be seen in some news photos
here

to quote from the same news article -

"The blaze is likely to claim the biggest loss of life in a UK hotel fire since seven people died in a blaze at the Worsley Hotel in Maida Vale, West London, on December 13, 1974.

Five years before that 11 died at the Rose and Crown Hotel, Saffron Walden, Essex, on Boxing Day, 1969.

That fire prompted the Fire Precautions Act of 1971, after which hotels and boarding houses were required for the first time to have a fire certificate to prove their safety."

"Regulations that came into force last October scrapped traditional fire safety certificates and allowed non-domestic premises, including hotels, to carry out their own risk assessments on fire safety.

This is done by the owners of premises or managers designated to take on the responsibility. They are required to keep a record for inspection, but do not have to consult fire officers or seek expert advice.......
One senior Cornwall fire officer told The Mail on Sunday: 'The Newquay fire will be the first big test of the new rules. Many of us are deeply uneasy about hotels inspecting themselves. Any records will probably lie in the burning rubble"

It appears that there are yet more moves in both main political parties to do away with "unncessary red tape"