Hundreds of onlookers watched as the hotel went up in flames which gutted four floors of the West Wing of the building.

Now, readers have been sharing their images of the blaze as firefighters continue to assess the scene ahead of a planned demolition.

Photos of the blaze (Image: Alistair MacRobert)

Reader Alistair MacRobert caught the moment a “fireball” emerged from the top of the hotel with flames in one of the lower windows.

The photograph took place on the evening of the fire where the fire is believed to have started in a room on the fourth floor.

Fire in a window (Image: Tom Murphy)

Smoke also filled the Old Steine which is currently still closed following the blaze on Saturday afternoon.

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Tom Murphy captured how a cloud of grey and orange filled the sky as a cordon was put in place.

Tom also captured a dramatic scene of fire spewing from the windows of the hotel as firefighters tackled the blaze on an aerial platform.

Smoke from the hotel (Image: David Smith)

Other photographers including Amy Mumford and David Smith also captured the smoke billowing from the roof of the building as a cloud hovered over Brighton seafront.

The Old Steine has since been closed with police officers manning the cordon with forensic suits and masks.