23/07/2007

St Pancras fire closes roads

A number of buildings adjacent to the Midland Grand Hotel have been evacuated as a precaution due to a blaze in the building.

The fire was reported at around noon today in the central London hotel which is situated over St Pancras station.

No casualties have been reported, but Camden Town Hall and the British Library have been cleared.

The cause of the blaze is not known.

(SP/KMcA)

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