Olympics: Kiwi House catches on fire in London

By Lisa Dillman

Aug. 9, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;LONDON---Incredibly, Kiwi House, part of which caught fire on Wednesday night in central London, was to open for business again one night later. Despite the powerful blast and fire, no one was injured.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;One media report said that two athletes from New Zealand were on hand when the building had to be evacuated.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The New Zealand Olympic team posted this update Thursday on its Facebook page:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Thanks for all the messages of support ... we are pleased to announce Kiwi House is back in business tonight from 6pm, come on down and celebrate our re-opening! The first 50 through the door may receive a special treat...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Many countries opened “national houses” during the Olympics, offering viewing parties and, in some cases, a chance to meet athletes.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-claressa-shields-womens-boxing-20120809,0,5616054.story”&amp;gt;Claressa Shields wins gold in women’s boxing&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-us-women-volleyball-20120809,0,1407195.story”&amp;gt;U.S. women advance to gold-medal game in volleyball&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-us-relay-oscar-pistorius-20120809,0,5972771.story”&amp;gt;U.S. men’s relay team advances; Oscar Pistorius to run again&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Olympics: Kiwi House catches on fire in London

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