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| Major fire at luxury hotel near London's Hyde Park, black smoke spreading over city | |
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| Almost 100 firefighters are attending a major fire at London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel near Hyde Park in the wealthy borough of Knightsbridge. It comes just weeks after the luxury hotel completed an extensive renovation. | |
| Twenty fire engines and 120 firefighters are currently at the scene trying to extinguish the blaze, London’s Fire Brigade has reported. | |
| Transport for London said roads have been closed as emergency services deal with the incident. | |
| The luxury five star hotel has recently undergone a £185 million refit, including new bedrooms, public areas, restaurants and a spa. | |
| Witnesses in the area have said there is “ash falling all over the roads.” | |
| A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: "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. | |
| "The Brigade was called at 1555. Fire crews from Chelsea, Kensington, Hammersmith, Battersea and other surrounding fire stations are at the scene. | |
| "The cause of the fire is not known at this stage." | |
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