Michelangelo staff said guests were evacuated as a precaution and no one was injured or hotel property damaged.
An update on the Sandton fire: the fire started at one of the adjacent restaurants and not at the hotel itself. A precautionary evacuation took place. We are happy to report no damage to our property and all are safe. Thank you to the Fire Department for their swift response.
Michelangelo evacuated as fire breaks out in next door restaurant
Smoke soared into the sky above the luxury Michelangelo hotel in Sandton on Wednesday as a fire broke out in the kitchen of a nearby eatery.
It was quickly contained, said Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson Nana Radebe.
"It took us five minutes to extinguish the fire."
Radebe said parts of a kitchen caught fire.
Michelangelo staff said guests were evacuated as a precaution and no one was injured or hotel property damaged.