Popular British actress Joan Collins had a lucky escape as her house caught fire. She has posted on social media "THANK U from the bottom of my to the marvelous London Fire Service who attended to the terrifying fire yesterday in our flat. She added "My hero Percy had already doused the flames consuming the entire wall with handheld extinguisher.

The London Fire Brigade had replied "So sorry you had experience this. But glad we were able to help. Do let us know if we can offer any further assistance."Two fire engines and around 10 firefighters were called to a fire at a flat on Eaton Place in Belgravia. "Part of a flat on the first floor of the seven-storey building was damaged by the fire. Two people left the property before the brigade arrived. "The brigade was called at 4.28pm and the fire was under control by 5.36pm. Two fire engines and a turn table ladder from Soho fire station attended the scene.""The cause of the fire is under investigation."

85 year old Joan Collins who is also a popular author has acted in a number of films and lives in London with her 54 year old fifth husband Percy Gibson. She has released a video of the aftermath of the terrible fire for which she was treated for smoke inhalation.

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The remains of the day...see my recent #tweet Thank you @londonfirebrigade #shafetsbury !! ❤️❤️

A post shared by Joan Collins (@joancollinsdbe) on Apr 14, 2019 at 4:12am PDT