{"id":1912,"date":"2018-06-06T21:04:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T17:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2018-06-06T21:04:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T17:04:40","slug":"watch-fire-in-central-london-more-than-100-firefighters-sent-to-tackle-blaze-at-mandarin-oriental-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/2018\/06\/06\/watch-fire-in-central-london-more-than-100-firefighters-sent-to-tackle-blaze-at-mandarin-oriental-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Fire in central London: More than 100 firefighters sent to tackle blaze at Mandarin Oriental hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twenty\u00a0fire engines and 120\u00a0firefighters and officers have been called to a\u00a0fire at a a luxury hotel\u00a0in Knightsbridge, central London.<\/p>\n

Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from\u00a0the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel\u00a0on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The fire brigade said the cause of the blaze was not yet known, but confirmed 35 calls had been made to the fire.<\/p>\n

Witnesses tweeted that the area had been evacuated and that roads had been closed around the \u00a3600-a-room hotel.<\/p>\n

The 12-storey Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park completed the “most extensive restoration in its 115-year history”, according to a statement published by owner Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in May.<\/p>\n

All 181 bedrooms and suites are “now more luxurious and comfortable than ever before” and the building’s “iconic facade was revitalised”, the company said.<\/p>\n

The hotel is located between Hyde Park and the Knightsbridge shopping district, which includes Harrods.<\/p>\n

It is also directly next door to One Hyde Park – one of London’s most expensive buildings – where a five-bedroom apartment was placed on the market in 2015 for \u00a375 million.<\/p>\n

L<\/span>ondon Ambulance has sent its\u00a0hazardous area response team (HART) to the hotel, but there have been no reports of injuries at this stage.\u00a0HART are specially trained medics who provide life saving medical care in hazardous environments including complex extractions and multiple casualty incidents.<\/p>\n

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L<\/span>ondon Fire Brigade confirmed \u00a0said: “Fifteen fire engines and 97 firefighters and officers have been called to a visible fire in William Street in Knightsbridge.”The Brigade’s 999 control officers have taken more than 35 calls to the fire, which is producing a lot of smoke.\u00a0“The Brigade was called at 3.55pm. Fire crews from Chelsea, Kensington, Hammersmith, Battersea and other surrounding fire stations are at the scene.”<\/p>\n

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Telegraph<\/p>\n

Watch the video below:<\/p>\n

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