Published time: November 22, 2014 01:03
Edited time: November 22, 2014 05:02
Edited time: November 22, 2014 05:02
The explosion reportedly rocked the basement of the building in the area of the hotel’s kitchen shortly before midnight Friday. “There was a gas explosion in the kitchen area of the hotel,” a Scotland Yard spokesman told The Telegraph, adding that there was a “small number” of injured.
London Ambulance confirmed that 12 people were injured, but later revised the figure to 14. None of the injuries were life threatening, but 5 people were taken to hospital while the rest were treated at the scene.
Current scene at @HyattChurchill
following explosion pic.twitter.com/M9DjVmVFIH
— Markus Granlund (@mkgranlund) November
22, 2014
Felt entire building shake (even on 8th floor) no power
evacuated in complete darkness even fire escapes dark! Thx for
iphone torch
— David Vaughan (@davidjvaughan) November
22, 2014
Police and fire brigades were deployed to the scene with a total
of around 100 emergency personnel responding the distress. The
area around the hotel was closed off with police reportedly
treating it as a crime scene.
Area around #Churchillhotel
has been closed off. Police reportedly treat it as crime scene
http://t.co/h0yfIFMXb0pic.twitter.com/7FXlGa6l95
— RT (@RT_com) November
22, 2014
The hotel guests were evacuated and gathered in another hotel
next door as gas engineers were making sure the site of the
incident was safe for people to return.
#UK
latest: reported gas explosion at london's hotel hyatt
churchill Photo via @essa_alabdulla:
pic.twitter.com/BzpOtgVJmI
— José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) November
22, 2014
The hotel management is “currently investigating further into
the situation and working with the emergency response team,”
Hyatt Churchill said in its official Twitter account.
Massive #explosion
in @hyattchurchill hotel
complete dark guests evacuated lots police ambulance fire
service activity
— David Vaughan (@davidjvaughan) November
22, 2014
Explosion at the Churchill hotel #churchillhotel@BBCBreakingpic.twitter.com/XOBvp7AOB7
— Tony Levine (@AKHL08) November
22, 2014