Fire on 14th floor of Tower Hill hotel was ‘accidental’

Around 250 people had to flee a hotel fire that broke out on the 14th floor of the building.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to the blaze in Minories, Tower Hill on June 2 at 7.07pm.

There were no injuries reported after around 250 people left the building before firefighters arrived.

Part of a bedroom on the 14th floor of the hotel was damaged by the fire.

The blaze burned for more than an hour but was finally extinguished by firefighters at 8.23pm.

Five fire engines and around 35 firefighters from Whitechapel, Dowgate, Dockhead, Bethnal Green and Old Kent Road stations attended the scene.

A LFB spokesperson confirmed that the fire is believed to have been accidental and caused by a fault within a power bank.