Bafta After Party is thrown into chaos after venue of Chiltern Firehouse is ravaged by huge fire - as organisers scramble to find somewhere else to host celebrity bash in TWO DAYS

Netflix's highly anticipated Bafta afterparty has been plunged into chaos after a major fire ripped through the exclusive Chiltern Firehouse hotel in Central London – just days before the event. Around 100 people were evacuated before fire crews arrived to battle the blaze at the Chiltern Firehouse A firefighter carries a woman to safety outside Chiltern Firehouse Netflix 's highly anticipated Bafta afterparty has been plunged into chaos after a major fire ripped through the exclusive Chiltern Firehouse hotel in Central London – just days before the event Hollywood stars including Selena Gomez, 32, and Zoe Saldana, 46, were expected to attend the prestigious gathering, with many of Netflix's top talent set to stay at the five-star venue The fire, which broke out on Friday, quickly spread from the ground floor to the roof, forcing a mass evacuation of over 100 people from the historic Marylebone hotel and restaurant. Fire crews rushed to the celebrity hotspot after reports of a blaze Around 100 people were evacuated from the building before fire crews arrived The blaze broke out just hours before Valentine's Day dinner service The blaze started in the building's ducting in its extraction system Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines were called to the incident 'The Brigade's 999 Control officers were first called at 1452 and deployed fire crews from Euston, Soho, Paddington, Soho, West Hampstead, Kensington and Chelsea fire stations and are still at the scene. Fire crews battle the blaze at the former Marylebone Fire Station on Chiltern Street Fire crews were first called at 2.52pm and remain on the scene The cause of the fire is not known at this stage, say officials The hotel was originally built in 1889 The fire has spread to the roof where a plant room is also alight Other workers on the street described how the blaze was worsening as smoke continued to billow from the building.