A fire broke out at a luxury London hotel known as a celebrity hotspot, engulfing the historic building and forcing about 100 people to be evacuated.

Guy Fischman, 23, from Richmond, south-west London, was leaving his workplace near Bond Street when he said he saw “the whole street full of smoke”. The fire brigade said crews had been deployed from Euston, Soho, Paddington, West Hampstead, Kensington and Chelsea as they fought to get the blaze under control.

A historic Victorian London fire station, in 2013 Chiltern Firehouse re-opened as a 26-suite hotel and restaurant. It quickly became a celebrity hotspot, attracting the likes of Taylor Swift, Kate Moss, Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Harry Styles.

An investigation has been launched after fire broke out at a luxury hotel in central London. The blaze ripped through the Chiltern Firehouse, forcing about 100 people to be evacuated from the five-star hotel and restaurant.