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Hotel fire - Wembley

Yesterday 20:55
Brent
Fire at commercial property
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Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a hotel fire on Empire Way, Wembley.  

Firefighters tackled a fire on the fourth floor of a 15-storey hotel. Around 280 people were evacuated by the hotel prior to the Brigade’s arrival. One person was treated for smoke inhalation by London Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.

The Brigades Control Officers took the first of two calls at 2055 before crews from Wembley, Park Royal, Willesden and Northolt fire stations were mobilised to the scene. The fire was under control by 2231.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.