Fire crews are battling an enormous fire at the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel in central London this afternoon.
Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge, where rooms start from £600-a-night.
London Fire Brigade said 20 fire engines and 120 fire fighters have been scrambled to the scene.
It is not yet known if anyone is trapped.
Massive blaze engulfs Mandarin Oriental in London's Knightsbridge as 20 fire engines and 120 firefighters rush to luxury five-star hotel less than a week after finishing multi-million pound revamp
Emergency crews have been scrambled to the luxury hotel in central London
Rooms at the hotel cost around £600 a night and have recently been refurbished
The blaze broke out at 3.55pm and can be seen across the London skyline
Police confirmed they are evacuating but it is not yet known if anyone is trapped
By DARREN BOYLE and LARA KEAY and KATIE FRENCH and ROD ARDEHALI FOR MAILONLINE
6 June 2018
Fire crews are battling an enormous fire at the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel in central London this afternoon.
Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge, where rooms start from £600-a-night.
London Fire Brigade said 20 fire engines and 120 fire fighters have been scrambled to the scene.
The hotel has just finished the most extensive and costly refurbishment in its 115-year history, with rooms only re-opening to the public on May 29.
A spokesman for the exclusive Hong Kong-based hotel chain told MailOnline: 'We are aware of a situation at the hotel and London Fire Brigade are at the scene.'
It is not known if anyone has been injured in the fire.'
Smoke was seen billowing into the sky from Knightsbridge this afternoon
Eyewitnesses took photographs of smoke billowing from the roof of the exclusive Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge
London Fire Brigade said 15 fire engines and 97 fire fighters have been sent to battle the blaze
Fire crews are pictured outside the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge, central London after a huge fire broke out there at around 3.55pm
A fire brigade spokesman added: '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 15.55. 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.'
Roads between Scotch Corner and Hyde Park Corner have been closed while emergency services deal with the fire.
The Met Police told MailOnline it was coming from a hotel in Knightsbridge and officers were at the scene.
Jack, 19, a student told MailOnline: 'I came out of Knightbridge Station when I saw a huge amount of black smoke.
Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge
Huge clouds of spoke are pictured billowing across London's skyline this afternoon
'The fire brigade have corned off the street and the customers from the surrounding shops have been evacuated.
'There's quite a lot of debris on the street. I can still see a little hue of red from the roof.
'I didn't see anyone seem to be in too much distress - it's under control now, I hope.'
The fire comes just weeks after the luxurious hotel was back open for full business after an extensive and costly refurbishment.
The 115-year old establishment was modernised as part of a multi-million pound restoration, as its 118 rooms with views across London's Hyde Park were transformed.
Knightsbridge fire engulfs London's Mandarin Oriental Hotel | Daily Mail Online
Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge, where rooms start from £600-a-night.
London Fire Brigade said 20 fire engines and 120 fire fighters have been scrambled to the scene.
It is not yet known if anyone is trapped.
Massive blaze engulfs Mandarin Oriental in London's Knightsbridge as 20 fire engines and 120 firefighters rush to luxury five-star hotel less than a week after finishing multi-million pound revamp
Emergency crews have been scrambled to the luxury hotel in central London
Rooms at the hotel cost around £600 a night and have recently been refurbished
The blaze broke out at 3.55pm and can be seen across the London skyline
Police confirmed they are evacuating but it is not yet known if anyone is trapped
By DARREN BOYLE and LARA KEAY and KATIE FRENCH and ROD ARDEHALI FOR MAILONLINE
6 June 2018
Fire crews are battling an enormous fire at the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel in central London this afternoon.
Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge, where rooms start from £600-a-night.
London Fire Brigade said 20 fire engines and 120 fire fighters have been scrambled to the scene.
The hotel has just finished the most extensive and costly refurbishment in its 115-year history, with rooms only re-opening to the public on May 29.
A spokesman for the exclusive Hong Kong-based hotel chain told MailOnline: 'We are aware of a situation at the hotel and London Fire Brigade are at the scene.'
It is not known if anyone has been injured in the fire.'
Smoke was seen billowing into the sky from Knightsbridge this afternoon
Eyewitnesses took photographs of smoke billowing from the roof of the exclusive Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge
London Fire Brigade said 15 fire engines and 97 fire fighters have been sent to battle the blaze
Fire crews are pictured outside the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge, central London after a huge fire broke out there at around 3.55pm
A fire brigade spokesman added: '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 15.55. 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.'
Roads between Scotch Corner and Hyde Park Corner have been closed while emergency services deal with the fire.
The Met Police told MailOnline it was coming from a hotel in Knightsbridge and officers were at the scene.
Jack, 19, a student told MailOnline: 'I came out of Knightbridge Station when I saw a huge amount of black smoke.
Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge
Huge clouds of spoke are pictured billowing across London's skyline this afternoon
'The fire brigade have corned off the street and the customers from the surrounding shops have been evacuated.
'There's quite a lot of debris on the street. I can still see a little hue of red from the roof.
'I didn't see anyone seem to be in too much distress - it's under control now, I hope.'
The fire comes just weeks after the luxurious hotel was back open for full business after an extensive and costly refurbishment.
The 115-year old establishment was modernised as part of a multi-million pound restoration, as its 118 rooms with views across London's Hyde Park were transformed.
Knightsbridge fire engulfs London's Mandarin Oriental Hotel | Daily Mail Online
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