London, UK (CNN) A huge blaze tore across the roof of one of London's top hotels Wednesday, just days after it announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation project. More than 100 firefighters were sent to tackle the fire at the five-star Mandarin Oriental hotel, in the exclusive Knightsbridge district of the UK capital. Thirty-six hotel guests and 250 hotel staff were evacuated, the tweet said. The fire in London is the mandarin oriental hotel in Knightsbridge pic.twitter.com/tMrVTOUF3j — Jack (@jackwmartin_) June 6, 2018First reports of the blaze emerged just before 4 p.m. The largest suites, due to launch in July, offered "expansive views of leafy Hyde Park and the London skyline."

Source: CNN June 06, 2018 15:31 UTC