Wembley fire: 150 people evacuated from Holiday Inn hotel after huge blaze breaks out

Around 150 people have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a 13-storey hotel in Wembley on Friday (14 July).Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters rushed to the Holiday Inn in Empire Way just after 12.30pm as London’s emergency services operate under severe pressure during the city’s fifth heatwave this year.

A HUGE fire has broken out at a hotel believed to be housing asylum seekers near Wembley Stadium ...

Six fire engines and 40 firefighters raced to the hotel on Empire Way, Wembley

Videos shared on social media show large plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the building on Empire Way in Wembley.

London Fire Brigade was called to a huge fire at a large hotel close to Wembley Stadium on Friday as around 40 firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control