A fire broke out at a luxury London hotel known as a celebrity hotspot, engulfing the historic building and forcing about 100 people to be evacuated.

Raffles at The OWO is no stranger to accolades. The uber posh hotel, which opened in 2023 in the former Old War Office building, was named one of the world’s greatest places to stay by TIME magazine in 2024, and was named one of the world’s best hotels last year by National Geographic .

It is popular with A-listers and was the venue for pop star Kylie Minogue’s 50th birthday party. Read more at straitstimes.com.

About 100 people have been evacuated from a five-star hotel in central London as a fire continues to burn through the building. Twenty fire engines and about 125 firefighters have been called to the blaze at Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone,