Pimlico fire: 25 people forced to evacuate hotel

A fire on the ground floor of a hotel has forced 25 people to leave the building.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire on Hugh Street in Pimlico.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said part of the ground floor of a hotel was alight. Most of a ground floor room in a four-storey hotel was damaged by the fire.

Station commander Jon Singleton, who was at the scene, said: “The fire is in a ground floor hotel room.

“Around 25 people left the building before the Brigade arrived.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have carried out a search of the hotel and at this stage there are no reports of any injuries.”

A statement from LFB said: “The Brigade was called at 1235. Fire crews from Soho, Chelsea and Kensington fire stations are at the scene.

“The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.”

Pictured top: Firefighters put out the blaze in a Pimlico hotel (Picture: London Fire Brigade)