A fire broke out tonight at a £500-a-night Mayfair hotel which has previously housed the likes of David Beckham and Rihanna . The London Fire Brigade sent six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers to the scene outside the Metropolitan Hotel , above Nobu restaurant on Old Park Lane , after being called at about 5pm . The blaze - which began in scaffolding outside the hotel - saw 300 guests and staff evacuated , and caught the attention of dozens of passers-by who stopped to take photographs . Blaze : The London Fire Brigade sent six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers to the scene outside the Metropolitan Hotel , above Nobu restaurant on Old Park Lane , after being called at about 5pm . On fire : The blaze - which began in scaffolding outside the hotel - saw 300 guests and staff evacuated , and caught the attention of dozens of passers-by who stopped to take photographs . It was brought under control by 6.30pm . Everyone who was inside the hotel – which has room rates from £309 to £518 today - is safe , and firefighters were tonight carrying out salvage work inside . Station manager Clive Robinson , who was at the scene , said : 'The fire was affecting a working platform on the first floor level of scaffolding . ' A small amount of the external fascia was damaged by fire . Around 180 residents and 120 members of staff evacuated before the arrival of the brigade . 'Fortunately there were no injuries . Firefighters will remain at the scene carrying out salvage work inside the property on the ground and first floor . ' Crews from Lambeth , Chelsea , Soho and Euston fire stations attended the incident . An LFB spokesman said the brigade was called at 5.12pm and that the fire ’ s cause was not yet clear . Flames : Everyone who was inside the hotel – which has room rates from £309 to £518 today - is safe , and firefighters were tonight carrying out salvage work inside . Big operation : Crews from Lambeth , Chelsea , Soho and Euston fire stations attended the incident tonight . Celebrities : Previous guests at the hotel include ex-footballer David Beckham ( left ) and singer Rihanna ( right ) A hotel spokesman said : 'To confirm , a small fire on the outside of the building broke out . All guests and staff are safe . Thank you to London Fire Brigade and Westminster police for acting so quickly. ’ And a spokesman for Nobu London said tonight : 'Earlier this evening , a fire broke out on scaffolding at the Metropolitan Hotel , one level above Nobu London . 'The exterior suffered minimal damage and no one was hurt . Nobu London closed for dinner service and redirected all bookings to Nobu Berkeley ST . They expect to trade tomorrow at lunchtime . ' Previous guests at the hotel - which was profiled by the Mail five years ago - include Bruce Willis , Victoria Beckham , fashion designer Giorgio Armani , Cameron Diaz and the Killers . Three-quarters of the 150 rooms look out on to Hyde Park . It is part of a small chain of hotels from Christina Ong , who also owns the Parrot Cay resort in the Caribbean .
London fire Brigade sent six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers . firefighters in scaffolding outside plaza plaza , above Nobu restaurant . 300 people evacuated after fire ##fighting at 7 pm but nobody was injured . Other previous firefighters include Bruce Willis , Killers and Giorgio firefighters .