sentences:  Shortly after this, on 1 April 1964, the original building was destroyed by a fire — with the death of two people.The hotel was rebuilt on the same site, re-opening on 16 September 1967.The 168-feet tall, 17-storey block was designed by R. Seifert and Partners as a 127-room hotel and also a section of private domestic flats, known as "Bedford Towers".