The fire 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 (LFB) said.
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.”.
The fire service said the fire started accidentally “by burning wood falling from a pizza oven and igniting the void between the basement and ground floor”.
Fire broke out on Valentine’s Day, partially destroying London venue that had been due to host Bafta party.
A blaze that tore through a luxury London hotel popular with celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven.
