Sarah Michelle Gellar found herself in the middle of a frightening situation while overseas this week.
The actress was among hundreds of guests evacuated from a luxury hotel in Paris on Wednesday, March 25 after a fire broke out during a press event for her upcoming film Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. Gellar, along with co-stars including Elijah Wood and Kathryn Newton, had been promoting the project when the horrifying incident occurred.
According to reports from TMZ, the fire started in the kitchen of the Bristol Hotel, prompting an immediate response from staff and emergency crews. Around 400 guests were cleared from the building as a precaution while the situation was brought under control.
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Per Entertainment Weekly, all guests were safely evacuated and that the fire had been fully extinguished. Most areas of the hotel have since reopened, with operations returning to normal shortly after the incident.
Despite the alarming nature of the situation, there have been no reported injuries, and the cast has largely remained quiet about the ordeal. Newton appeared unfazed in a social media post shortly after, sharing a video from inside the hotel as if nothing had happened.
The evacuation comes at a busy time for Gellar, who is gearing up for the release of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, the sequel to the 2019 horror-comedy. She’s also been dealing with personal loss. Just days before the incident, she paid tribute to her late Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Nicolas Brendon, who died at age 54.
“‘They’ll never know how tough it is to be the one who isn’t chosen,’” Gellar wrote on Instagram, quoting his character, before adding, “I saw you Nicky. I know you are at peace, in that big rocking chair in the sky.”
