Richmond fire: 100 firefighters battle blaze at hotel and spa in south-west London

A large fire has ripped through a spa and hotel in south-west London.

About 100 firefighters and 15 engines were at the scene battling the blaze in Richmond on Tuesday evening.

Dramatic footage showed smoke billowing into the sky as flames tore through the building in Richmond Hill.

The whole of the roof of the spa building is alight and part of the third floor of the adjoining hotel is also on fire, London Fire Brigade (LFB) confirmed.

Spa blaze: Flames tear through the building (London Fire Brigade)

Crews were scrambled to the hotel just before 6.30pm and remained there into the night.

Staff from Richmond, Twickenham, Kingston and other surrounding fire stations were at the scene.

Smoke was seen billowing into the sky as firefighters battled the flames (London Fire Brigade)

Station Manager Mike Cotton last night said: "Crews are working hard in challenging conditions to bring the fire under control.

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"The fire is in an annexe building and has been producing a lot of smoke.

“We would urge residents and businesses in the immediate area to keep windows and doors closed while we continue to tackle the fire."

Firefighters battle to bring the flames under control at the spa in Richmond (London Fire Brigade)

The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear and an investigation was launched.

No injuries were reported.

LFB said the fire was under control shortly after 1am on Monday.