Guy Ritchie's London pub catches fire for second time in six months
Watch: Guy Ritchie's London pub on fire for second time in six months
Guy Ritchie's London pub has been struck by fire for the second time in six months.
The Wrath Of Man film director opened the Lore Of The Land gastro pub in London's Fitzrovia last year and fire services were called after a blaze broke out on the top floor balcony on Sunday 23 January.
London Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they attended a fire at the property at around 11.20am and said there were no reported injuries.
A local resident told The Sun newspaper: "I heard some pops and thought it was fireworks going on outside, but when I went out to have a look I saw the balcony on fire.
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"My immediate thought was 'Oh God it's happening again!' although after a short while it became clear that this fire wasn't as bad as the last one.
"The fire looked like it was started by some sort of electrical device on the balcony, but luckily it seems to have been contained solely to that area."
The latest fire was apparently contained to the balcony and fire crews left the property after around 40 minutes.
It is not known if Ritchie,53, was in the pub at the time.
In June last year a fire broke out engulfing the top floor of the property and it took 70 firefighters 12 hours to bring the blaze under control.
The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director posting on Instagram at the time: "Twelve hours and seventy brave service men and women later. I admire your courage. @loreofthelandpub."
Ritchie bought the pub in 2018 and opened it last year, serving beer from his Gritchie Brewing Company and luxury bar snacks downstairs, with a restaurant upstairs serving venison from his Wiltshire estate.
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The film maker - who was married to Madonna between 2000 and 2008 - previously owned a pub in Mayfair, The Punch Bowl, which he sold in 2013.