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Le Bristol Evacuated After Kitchen Fire During ‘Ready or Not 2’ Press Event

A quickly contained blaze in the Michelin‑starred restaurant’s kitchen let the hotel reopen as the film tour stayed on schedule.

Overview

  • Le Bristol in Paris, which reported a kitchen fire Wednesday during a press event for ‘Ready or Not 2,’ evacuated about 400 people as emergency crews arrived.
  • Hotel communications director Fanny Crawford said the blaze in 114 Faubourg’s kitchen was extinguished and the property reopened to guests except for the restaurant.
  • Three people received on‑site treatment for minor injuries while the cast, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and Kathryn Newton, remained unharmed.
  • Hours after the evacuation, the stars attended the Paris premiere at the Pathé Palace, and Newton shared fresh photos from inside the hotel on Instagram.
  • Initial details surfaced via TMZ and were echoed by European outlets that described a large response of roughly 100 firefighters and dozens of vehicles, which officials said kept the fire contained to the kitchen.