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irisblue

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Wed Jun 6, 2018, 12:07 PM Jun 2018

Mandarin Oriental fire: Blaze at London hotel

https://www.bbc.com/news


"A huge fire has broken out at a luxury hotel in central London.

Plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the five-star Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge after firefighters were called just before 16:00.

London Fire Brigade, which has dispatched about 120 firefighters and 20 engines, said it received more than 35 calls about the incident.

The cause of the fire, in William Street, was not yet known, a spokesperson said."....

After Grenfell, I feel like people are a lot more on edge about these things, people just wanted to get out."
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Mandarin Oriental fire: Blaze at London hotel (Original Post) irisblue Jun 2018 OP
Video here. hedda_foil Jun 2018 #1
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