BREAKING: Fire breaks out at six-storey building in Central London

TWITTERThick smoke can be seen as emergency services respond

Emergency services were called to Connaught Street at the busy shopping district just after 10.20am this morning.

A small number of people were evacuated.

Footage from the scene showed thick smoke billowing into the air as firefighters descended on the street.

It is believed the fire ignited in the ventilation system between the ground and first floors of the building.

A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: “Six fire engines and around 35 firefighters and officers were called to a fire at a restaurant on Connaught Street in Bayswater this morning.

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