Rihanna in blaze drama at London hotel

Singer evacuated after fire starts in lift shaft

Published: 28/06/2012

RIHANNA suffered a rude awakening when she was one of 300 guests evacuated from a London hotel after a lift shaft caught fire.

The star tweeted a picture of a fire engine outside the hotel in Whitehall Place to her 23.5 million followers.

A London Fire Brigade spokesman said no one was injured in the blaze.

The Barbadian star told fans on Twitter: “Roamin da streets since 6am! Fyah in da telly”.

She performed at the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend concert on Sunday.

The spokesman said the fire caused a small amount of damage to a lift on the 7th floor of the hotel at 6.22am yesterday.

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