Terrified diners sprint for safety as swanky Mayfair restaurant popular with Love Island stars turns into raging inferno when Christmas decorations catch fire to spark basement blaze
- Video on Twitter shows diners running away from the blazing fire
- Fire broke out at MNKY HSE on Dover Street in Mayfair on Friday evening
- Latin American restaurant is popular with the Love Island crowd
- London Fire Brigade confirmed the fire has now been extinguished
- It said there were no serious injuries but two people were treated at the scene
Terrified diners were filmed running for safety as a swanky Mayfair restaurant caught fire on Friday evening.
The video shows people flocking from the fire which transformed the restaurant – popular with members of Love Island – into a blazing inferno at a Christmas party.
More than two dozen firefighters were called to tackle the blaze at MNKY HSE Latin American restaurant on Dover Street but there were no serious injuries.
The restaurant is popular with the Love Island crowd, with the celebs dining there in August after a reunion episode.
A spokesperson from the fire service said they were called at 21:40.
Terrified diners were filmed running for safety as a swanky Mayfair restaurant caught fire on Friday evening
The video shows people flocking from the fire which transformed the restaurant – popular with members of Love Island – into a blazing inferno at a Christmas party.
Hundreds of people were evacuated after a fire broke out at MNKY HSE Latin American restaurant (pictured) on Dover Street in Mayfair, London this evening
They said the incident was restricted to the basement of the high rise building.
Five fire engines and at least 25 firefighters turned up to the scene.
The blaze had been extinguished before the fire service arrived.
In a longer version of the video posted on Instagram, fire engines can be seen attending the scene and the person who posted it wrote: ‘Nearly got burnt alive at Mnky Hse but onto the next’.
Around 300 people were in the restaurant and they were evacuated by the security staff.
Two people were treated at the scene by London Ambulance. They were the only people who required medical attention.
All persons were accounted for and London Fire Brigade believes that there were no serious injuries.
Thermal imaging was used by the fire service to check that everything was under control.
Around 300 people were in the restaurant and they were evacuated by the security staff
The restaurant opened in October and had already welcomed footballers, reality stars and fashionistas.
Famous faces who attended the restaurant included Love Island star Danica Taylor, who went with her friend Natalia Zoppa.
In a statement for the London Fire Brigade, a spokesperson said: ‘Christmas decorations inside the building were alight and had been extinguished before firefighters arrived.
‘Around 300 people were evacuated by on-site staff and crews carried out a systematic search of the property to ensure no one was inside on arrival. A man and a woman were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews.
‘Dover Street was closed whilst crews worked to make the scene safe.
‘The Brigade was called at 21:40 and the incident was over for firefighters by 22:18. Five fire engines and around 35 firefighters from Soho, Lambeth, Kensington and Chelsea fire stations attended the scene.’
They added: ‘The cause of the fire is under investigation.’
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