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The Independent
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Fire at luxury hotel Chiltern Firehouse caused by wood falling from pizza oven
A blaze that tore through a luxury London hotel favoured by celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven. The Chiltern Firehouse, which had been due to host a star-studded post-Bafta Film Awards party on Sunday evening, was partially destroyed by the fire, which happened on Valentine's Day. The blaze spread through the four-storey hotel in central London via ducting, damaging parts of the ground floor and half of the second floor and destroying the third floor and roof, London Fire Brigade said. The fire service said the fire was starting accidentally 'by burning wood falling from a pizza oven and igniting the void between the basement and ground floor'. The five-star hotel in Marylebone was a former fire station in the 1880s. It has been repurposed as a five-star hotel and is a regular celebrity haunt. London Brigade assistant commissioner Paul McCourt, said: 'Crews worked incredibly hard for over eight hours in arduous conditions. Presented with a complex fire in a historically significant building, formerly Manchester Square Fire Station, firefighters successfully contained the fire, preventing it from spreading to neighbouring properties.' Around 100 people were evacuated and there were no injuries as a result of the blaze, which was tackled by around 125 firefighters using 20 fire engines.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fire at London luxury hotel caused by pizza oven
A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel favoured by celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven. The Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone, which had been due to host a post-Bafta Film Awards party on Sunday evening, was partially destroyed by the fire on 14 February. The flames spread through the four-storey hotel in central London via ducting, damaging parts of the ground floor and half of the second floor and destroying the third floor and roof, London Fire Brigade said. The fire service said the fire had been started accidentally "by burning wood falling from a pizza oven and igniting the void between the basement and ground floor". The five-star hotel in Marylebone was a former fire station, built in the 1880s. London Brigade assistant commissioner Paul McCourt said: "Crews worked incredibly hard for over eight hours in arduous conditions. "Presented with a complex fire in a historically significant building, formerly Manchester Square Fire Station, firefighters successfully contained the fire, preventing it from spreading to neighbouring properties." Around 100 people were evacuated and no injuries were reported. More than 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines were called to the scene. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Fire rips through luxury central London hotel London Fire Brigade
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fire at luxury hotel Chiltern Firehouse caused by wood falling from pizza oven
A blaze that tore through a luxury London hotel favoured by celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven. The Chiltern Firehouse, which had been due to host a star-studded post-Bafta Film Awards party on Sunday evening, was partially destroyed by the fire, which happened on Valentine's Day. The blaze spread through the four-storey hotel in central London via ducting, damaging parts of the ground floor and half of the second floor and destroying the third floor and roof, London Fire Brigade said. The fire service said the fire was starting accidentally 'by burning wood falling from a pizza oven and igniting the void between the basement and ground floor'. The five-star hotel in Marylebone was a former fire station in the 1880s. It has been repurposed as a five-star hotel and is a regular celebrity haunt. On Friday, twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters tackled a fire at a hotel on Chiltern Street in #Marylebone. The fire started in a ground floor restaurant and spread to the roof of the four-storey hotel via the ducting. — London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 17, 2025 London Brigade assistant commissioner Paul McCourt, said: 'Crews worked incredibly hard for over eight hours in arduous conditions. Presented with a complex fire in a historically significant building, formerly Manchester Square Fire Station, firefighters successfully contained the fire, preventing it from spreading to neighbouring properties.' Around 100 people were evacuated and there were no injuries as a result of the blaze, which was tackled by around 125 firefighters using 20 fire engines.
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Chiltern Firehouse: Pizza oven was cause of fire
A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel favoured by celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone, which was due to host a post-Bafta Film Awards party on Sunday evening, was partially destroyed by the fire on 14 flames spread through the four-storey hotel in central London via ducting, damaging parts of the ground floor and half of the second floor and destroying the third floor and roof, London Fire Brigade fire service said the fire was starting accidentally "by burning wood falling from a pizza oven and igniting the void between the basement and ground floor". The five-star hotel in Marylebone was a former fire station in the Brigade assistant commissioner Paul McCourt said: "Crews worked incredibly hard for over eight hours in arduous conditions. "Presented with a complex fire in a historically significant building, formerly Manchester Square Fire Station, firefighters successfully contained the fire, preventing it from spreading to neighbouring properties."Around 100 people were evacuated and no injuries were reported. More than 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines were called to the scene.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix post-Bafta party moved to new location after blaze at Chiltern Firehouse
Netflix has moved the location of its annual post-Bafta Film Awards party following a blaze at the original venue. Around 100 people were forced to evacuate Chiltern Firehouse, a luxury hotel favoured by celebrities, on Valentine's Day after the fire ripped through ducting at the London establishment. Streaming platform Netflix has now moved its after party to luxury hotel The Twenty Two in Mayfair's Grosvenor Square. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said that 20 fire engines and about 125 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze on Chiltern Street in Marylebone on Friday. A firefighter at the scene told the PA news agency the five-star hotel and restaurant will likely need a 'large refurbishment'. A-list actors and award-winning filmmakers will take to the Bafta red carpet on Sunday for the annual awards ceremony, which is being hosted by Scottish actor David Tennant for the second year in a row. Among the British stars nominated this year are Cynthia Erivo, for her role playing Elphaba in the musical Wicked, and Ralph Fiennes, who starred in papal-set drama Conclave.
