Firefighters raced to the four-star Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf following reports of smoke just before 5pm on Sunday.

The four-star Britannia Hotel, which is housing hundreds of asylum seekers, has been the site of large scale anti-migrant protests in recent months.

Fire alarm raised at Britannia Hotel, scene of protests against asylum seekers in London’s Docklands

Firefighters raced to the four-star Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf following reports of smoke just before 5pm on Sunday.