35 people evacuate building after blaze breaks out in a basement

Three people were rescued by firefighters and about 35 people escaped from a building after the basement went up in flames yesterday afternoon.

Four fire engines and 25 firefighters tackled the blaze in Old Bond Street, Mayfair.

An electrical apparatus unit in the basement of the building – made up of a shop and offices – was destroyed by the fire.

Around 35 people escaped the building before firefighters arrived. Three people from the second floor were led to safety by firefighters and were assessed at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews.

The London fire brigade (LFB) was called at around 12.30pm and the fire was extinguished by 4.15pm.

Crews from Soho, Euston and North Kensington fire stations attended the scene.

A spokesman from the LFB said: “The fire is being treated as accidental and is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault.”

(Picture: LFB)