'Huge Fire' near Hyde Park

The BBC are reporting a huge fire in William Street, Knightsbridge, near Hyde Park.

Approximately 100 firefighters and 15 fire vehicles currently involved.

The London Fire Brigade have helpfully told us the fire was "producing a lot of smoke".
Thankfully no injuries reported at time of posting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44389565

 

It's the Mandarin Oriental hotel apparently. Some sort of budget hotel chain I believe.

 

"After the blaze broke out, staff were evacuated from the 12-storey building to Hyde Park, where they given bottles of water."

Cuts to fire services have really told, now the advice is DIY with a bottle of Evian.

 

***** Pedant alert *****

Actually, the amount of smoke being generated by a fire is highly indicative of it's cause and the materials involved.

Not that I know anything about fire engineering of course.

 

Or, it would appear, apostrophes.

 

This is our Grenfell

 

This chap?