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.
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.”.
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.
London Brigade assistant commissioner Paul McCourt, said: “Crews worked incredibly hard for over eight hours in arduous conditions.
