Actress Dame Joan Collins has been treated by paramedics after she was forced to flee a fire in her central London flat.
Dame Joan, 85, thanked her “hero” husband Percy Gibson, as well as the London Fire Brigade, for putting out the blaze.
She shared the charred remains of a room in her Belgravia flat in a video on Instagram on Sunday.
And she posted on Twitter: “THANK U from the bottom of my ❤️ to the marvelous @LondonFire who attended to the terrifying fire yesterday in our flat. #threealarmfire My hero Percy had already doused the flames consuming the entire wall with handheld extinguisher (#donttakethisrisk). #gratitude #firefighters
“And thanks also to the @NHSEnglandLDN #nhs #emt #Ambulance crew who took care of our smoke inhalation and comforted me. And the wonderful @metpoliceuk who kept the street closed and everyone safe. #gratitude.”
London Fire Brigade told her on Instagram: “So sorry you had experience this. But glad we were able to help. Do let us know if we can offer any further assistance.”
And it said in a statement: "Two fire engines and around 10 firefighters were called to a fire at a flat on Eaton Place in Belgravia.
"Part of a flat on the first floor of the seven-storey building was damaged by the fire. Two people left the property before the brigade arrived.
"The brigade was called at 4.28pm and the fire was under control by 5.36pm. Two fire engines and a turn table ladder from Soho fire station attended the scene.
"The cause of the fire is under investigation."
