Fire scene: Workers near the scene of the blaze Picture: Nigel Howard
David Churchill25 March 2014
More than 60 guests at an exclusive West End hotels were last night forced to evacuate after a fire in an upmarket cake shop.
Guests at the Kensington Hotel, where suites cost up to £1,500 per night, were left out in the cold for up to an hour after a fire in the basement of nearby Aux Merveilleux in Old Brompton Road.
Four engines and more than 20 firefighters tackled the blaze in South Kensington – opposite auction house Christie’s – at about 6pm.
The cause of the basement fire is still under investigation.
