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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood forced to evacuate Paris hotel after fire breaks out
By Christina Dugan Ramirez
Published March 26, 2026
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and other "Ready or Not 2" stars were forced to evacuate from a Paris hotel after a fire broke out Wednesday.
Members of the cast in Paris promoting their upcoming film were among 400 guests and service workers of Le Bristol Paris evacuated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after a fire broke out in the kitchens of the hotel's 114 Faubourg restaurant, according to TMZ.
In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Le Bristol communications director Fanny Crawford confirmed the fire was fully contained and extinguished and that the hotel's staff, along with its guests, have safely returned.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and Kathryn Newton were among 400 people evacuated from a Paris hotel after a fire broke out. (Marc Piasecki/WireImage)
"The hotel, along with all of its outlets, with the exception of 114 Faubourg, has now reopened," the statement said.
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Crawford thanked firefighters and law enforcement "for their prompt intervention and professionalism" and affected guests "for their understanding, calm, and cooperation in response to this situation. The safety of our staff and guests remains our absolute priority. Our teams remain fully mobilized to ensure a return to normal operations under the best possible conditions."
Kathryn Newton and Gellar joked about the evacuation in a video circulating online. (Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)
The "Ready or Not" cast was reportedly participating in a press junket when the fire broke out.
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In a video circulating online, the film's stars, Kathryn Newton and Gellar, seemed to joke about escaping a fire mid-junket.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is part of the "Ready or Not 2" cast (Daniele Venturelli /Getty Images)
"The difference between how I escape a fire and how Kathryn escapes a fire," Gellar, who was wearing hotel slippers, said. Newton was in full glam, including a pair of high heels.
"I never take them off," Newton joked.
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Representatives for Gellar, Wood and the Le Bristol Paris did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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