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THE hotel where Johnny Vegas comedy Benidorm is filmed was wrecked by a blaze yesterday.

Flames raged through the Sol Pelicanos Ocas after the fire began in the kitchens and guests were evacuated.

The third series of ITV1’s Benidorm — starring comic Johnny Vegas, 38 — is currently in production.

Much of the hotel will need to be rebuilt following the blaze.

But show chiefs hope production won’t be affected — as it is shot during low season at the Spanish resort. A spokesman said: “We are working on the third series, but filming isn’t scheduled to start until January. We’re expecting the hotel will be up and running by then.”

Witnesses said one person was brought out of the burning building on a stretcher.

An onlooker said: “There were clouds of smoke coming from the hotel. The fire quickly spread to the lobby.

“Guests were evacuated and lined up on the pavement. Ambulances and fire engines were trying to bring the blaze under control.”