About 100 folks have been vacated from a 5 -star resort in Central London as the fireplace continues by way of the constructing.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) acknowledged that twenty fireplace engines and about 125 firefighters have been referred to as to take care of the blaze on the Chilterne Firehouse in Marylebone.
The fireplace, which started with round 14:50 GMT, was positioned within the ducting main from the bottom flooring to the luxurious four-storey resort roof, with a restaurant on the floor. There can also be a plant room on the roof stage, LFB mentioned.
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Located on Chilterne Street, the resort occupies the location of a Victorian Fire Station which was in-built 1889. It was the place of Kylie Minogue's fiftieth party in 2018.
The LFB mentioned that the crew of Euston, Soho, Padington, West Hamped, Kensington and Chelsea Fire Stations have been deployed and remained on the scene. The reason for the blast is just not but identified.
With inputs from BBC