Chiltern Firehouse: Dozens evacuated as fire breaks out at hotel
About 100 people have been evacuated from a five-star hotel in central London as a fire continues to burn through the building.
The blaze at Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone, which started at about 14:50 GMT, was located in ducting leading from the ground floor to the roof of the building. A plant room at roof level is also alight, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
The hotel, which has a restaurant on the ground floor, is a celebrity hotspot and has hosted A-listers including Jennifer Lawrence, Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp.
Located on Chiltern Street, it occupies the site of a Victorian fire station built in 1889 and was the location of Kylie Minogue’s 50th birthday party in 2018.
Twenty fire engines and about 125 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze, LFB said.
Crews from Euston, Soho, Paddington, West Hampstead, Kensington and Chelsea fire stations were deployed and remain on scene. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
