| Location: | York Hotel |
| Theme: | Fire |
| Reported Deaths: | 4 |
On the night of 22 December 1970, a fire broke out inside the York Hotel on Coatham Road in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The fire killed four people inside the building.[1] [2] Guests on the upper floors had to use knotted blankets to escape, and at the height of the blaze, over 40 firefighters were in attendance.[3]