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Shanghai's JIA Hotel Briefly Goes Up in Massive Flames
In case you need another reminder that gas leaks are no joke, an entire hotel went up in flames today because of one. The hotel, the designy-boutique JIA Shanghai, suffered exterior damage, as it was mainly the facade that caught on fire after "work being done by the government on a gas main that ruptured," according to Shanghaiist.
Almost as quickly as the gas leak caused tongues of flame to reach each balcony at the hotel, the fire was put out and all guests safe and accounted for. This is the reason hotels have emergency escape plans posted on the back of every room door.
[Photo: @dave1447]
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Kate Winslet Saves Granny Branson as Necker Island Catches Fire
We used to think Sir Richard Branson was untouchable with his death-defying stunts, jet-setting lifestyle and nonstop partying but last night, Branson and his family narrowly escaped a dramatic fire at the Great House on his 74-acre personal paradise, Necker Island.
While family (including Branson's 90-year-old mum), friends (including Kate Winslet) and staff escaped unharmed, the Great House building suffered substantial damage and is according to Branson's blog still burning:
We had a tropical storm with winds up to 90mph. A big lightning storm came around 4am and hit the house. My son Sam and nephew Jack rushed to the house and helped get everyone out and many thanks to Kate Winslet for helping to carry my 90 year mum out of the main house to safety wondering when a Director was going to shout CUT!
The main house is destroyed and the fire is not yet completely out. My office was based in the house and I have lost thousands of photographs and my note books which is very sad. But all family and friends are well - which in the end is all that really matters.
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Help The Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey Get Their Rembrandt Back!
If any of you have special access to surveillance tapes at the Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey, we would sure love to take a look (no, we're not snooping for candid Britney footage).
On Saturday, a $250,000 Rembrandt etching known as "The Judgment" disappeared from an exhibit in the hotel lobby. So how exactly does a 350-year-old lithograph just vanish? Well, that's kinda what police are trying to figure out. In the words of the LA County Sheriff's Department:
"When the curator that was attending to the art exhibit turned back to the exhibit, he noticed immediately that this individual drawing...was gone."
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'Twilight' Fans, Look Away Now as The View Point Inn Goes Up in Flames
What you are seeing is the burning roof of the View Point Inn, the Portland, OR hotel where Twilight once filmed Bella and Edward's Monte Carlo prom scene.
The 87-year-old year old "world class" hotel has notoriously suffered from leaky ceilings and a crumbling chimneys—though that is all, by now, public knowledge. The recent damage (the hotel caught fire on Sunday after particles from the chimney settled on the roof), however, may prove more than a simple charity prom can handle.
Optimistic owner Geoff Thompson, who kept up a brave front, asserted, "A little fire isn't gonna stop us." "Unfortunately," he added, "this is a big fire." Thompson, being interviewed by a local TV station, seemed uncertain whether this spelled the end for the hotel.
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Phew, The Hilton London Park Lane Remains Open Even After The Fire
Things ended up getting even worse for hotels last week! Just after the Hilton London Park Lane hosted the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards, a music awards ceremony, fires broke out in the hotel, the Telegraph reported.
About 1,500 people were evacuated from the 28-story Mayfair hotel, including Will.i.am—and don't worry, the Black Eyed Pea was unharmed. Thankfully no one else was injured, either.
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The Fairmont Peace Hotel Has Fancy Gas Masks In The Rooms
Practically the first thing we do when entering a hotel room is check out of all the in-room amenities from the toiletries to the gadgets to the all-important mini-bar. Our philosophy when it comes to amenities is simple--the more the better!
But we have to say, this amenity found in the rooms at the just reopened Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai is quite interesting.
Travel publicist Geoffrey Weill snapped this shot of a gas mask found in the closet. He writes:
I had visions of World War II attacks or worse. I bravely pulled the golden cord and opened it to discover an anti-smoke mask to use in case of a hotel fire. Phew. But then why doesn’t EVERY hotel have them?"
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Diddy Plus Naked Model Plus Open Flame Equals Hotel Fire Incident
Warning: some NSFW language
So you've probably already heard all about how, during Diddy's "Last Train to Paris" album listening party and livecast last night, a naked model caught her hair on fire, LIVE. But have you heard where it all went down? Apparently Diddy invited 20 of his friends (and sexy ladyfriends) up to the Penthouse Suite of the The London NYC, but some 200 people showed and this hair-on-fire accident happened and now Diddy is no longer welcome at the hotel.
Among the guests were Usher, Chris Brown, Miss USA Rima Fakih and Swizz Beatz. It was Fabolus and Trey Songz, however, who witnessed the flaming hair as they were hosting live from the suite's bathroom, where the model was sitting pretty in the tub but just a little too close to some candles. Luckily she thought fast and dunked her hair out in the bathtub water, but somehow the Fire Department got called and Diddy got a talking to.
Bad Diddy. Don't you know that NYC hotels and open flames (especially in the vicinity of weaves) don't play nicely together?
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Whoops! Detectives Investigate Hotel Murder Only To Find Out It Was a Movie Set
Given the frightful history of hotel fires, we get rather nervous whenever we see a report of one in the news but this fire at the George Washington Hotel outside Pittsburgh has us somewhat relieved.
When firefighters responded to a call at the hotel two weeks ago for a fire, they found a guestroom that looked like a grisly murder scene complete with "blood-spattered hotel room littered with bottles of alcohol and even a piece of a scalp." Creepy.
Detectives then spent eight hours analyzing the crime scene with the police chief calling it one of the worst crime scenes he's scene in his 35 years of experience. But it turns out, the room was fake.
Instead it was a leftover movie set for the horror movie, "New Terminal Hotel", starring the late actor Corey Haim. The hotel's owner decided to leave the room untouched after filming wrapped in case they needed to come back for reshoots:
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Hotel Guests Evacuated After Electrical Fire at The InterContinental Boston
We seriously hope this isn't a recurring thing every weekend. Last week it was the W and Willard InterContinental hotels in DC that were evacuated due to an electrical fire and this week it's the InterContinental Boston. But unlike the DC incident, this fire occurred in the early hours of the morning, forcing guests to evacuate at 2am. They were not allowed to return until 9am. The Boston Globe reports:
The fire started in a garage electrical room about 2 a.m. and guests were evacuated to nearby hotels about 3:30 a.m., Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said. By 9 a.m., guests were allowed back in the hotel on Boston’s waterfront at 510 Atlantic Ave., and everything was “business as usual,’’ Stephanie Loeber, the hotel’s director of public relations, said in a statement. No injuries were reported.
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All is Well at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in DC
This morning we had asked for some reactions from guests who were staying at either the W Hotel and Willard Intercontinental Hotel when an electrical fire broke out on Saturday night and we've got two updates today--including one from the parents of the bride whose wedding reception was delayed for a while.
A Lin Hilton (no relation to the Hilton Hotels, at least we don't think) writes in:
It was our daughter's wedding that was evacuated from the Willard Hotel on Saturday. The staff of the Willard handled the situation with the grace and aplomb one would expect from such a first rate hotel. When we were permitted to re-enter the hotel, the reception was as planned and it was perfect. We thank the management and staff of the Willard for making our daughter's day a most memorable occasion, even with the interruption.
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Electrical Fire Prompts Evacuations at The W and Willard Hotels in DC
UPDATE: Go here for some after-fire reactions from the Willard Hotel.
It was not quite the fun-filled Saturday night that guests of the W Hotel and Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC had in mind--although there were some sparks. An electrical fire broke out at around 8pm at 1400 block of F Street NW where both hotels are located. It appears a transformer below the sidewalk had blown out, causing the fire.
The hotels, both of which have over 300 rooms and are just blocks away from the White House, were evacuated immediately and a wedding reception scheduled for the Willard was moved to a nearby JW Marriott. The Washington Examiner reports:
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Worst Hotel Hell: The Mandarin Oriental Beijing Burns Down Before It Opens
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2009 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.
WORST HOTEL HELL: MANDARIN ORIENTAL BEIJING FIRE
If you've ever stayed in a Mandarin Oriental Hotel before, it will likely be an luxury hotel experience you (and your wallet) won't forget. Which is why it was so sad that the Mandarin Oriental Beijing burned down just as it was nearing completion. Even sadder, the fire was a result of Chinese New Year fireworks that had been set off by China's state-run broadcasting company near the hotel. D'oh.
The fire-ravaged hotel is still standing and the hotel's website says that the project has (obviously) been postponed. According to the StructureHub blog, the hotel can be repaired but may not necessarily rebuilt. We hope something good can come from these luxury ashes.
Keep reading for more of the year's worst events.
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