The Sun.The fire was apparently contained to the balcony and fire crews left the property after around 40 minutes. It is not known if Ritchie was in the property at the time.Lock stock Film director Guy Ritchie has seen his pub go up in flames for the 2nd time in six months.
Firefighters were called to the Lore of the Land boozer at around 11.20am today after a balcony became engulfed in flames in Fitzrovia, London.
https://t.co/Ju7SzBFm06 pic.twitter.com/L1DMCcRO5v— Scarcity News (@ScarcityStudios) January 23, 2022“I heard some pops and thought it was fireworks going on outside, but when I went out to have a look I saw the balcony on fire,” a local resident said.“My immediate thought was oh god it’s happening again, although after a short while it became clear that this fire wasn’t as bad as the last one.”It comes after a fire broke out at the property last summer, which saw around 70 firefighters tackling the blaze for several hours.The Gentlemen director bought the pub in 2018 and opened it last year, serving beer from his Gritchie Brewing Company and luxury bar snacks downstairs, with a restaurant upstairs serving venison from his Wiltshire estate.
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