Twenty fire engines and 120 firefighters and officers have been called to a visible fire at a hotel on Knightsbridge.
The hotel has been evacuated by hotel staff and crews are currently working to bring the fire under control as well as carrying out a systematic search of the building.
The Brigade’s 999 control officers have taken around 40 calls to the fire, which was producing a lot of smoke.
London Fire Brigade Station Manager Pam Oparaocha is at the scene, she said:
“The smoke from this large fire was very visible across central London this afternoon and we received a number of emergency calls. Firefighters are working extremely hard to bring the fire under control. Crews wearing breathing apparatus are carrying out a search inside the building.
“Firefighters are likely to be there throughout the evening and once the fire has been brought under control fire investigators will take over to establish how the blaze started.”
The Brigade was called at 1555. Fire crews from Chelsea, Kensington, Hammersmith, Battersea and other surrounding fire stations are at the scene.
Firefighters are likely to be on the scene throughout the night.
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.