London Bridge fire

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Last year she put forward a Private Members’ Bill to regulate the industry. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan took to Twitter urging people to “please avoid the area and allow the London Fire Brigade to do their job”. “Trains to and from London Bridge are affected and several buildings were evacuated.” London Fire Brigade Station Commander Wayne Johnson, who was at the scene, said: “The blaze was producing heavy smoke and those living or working in the local area were advised to keep their windows and doors closed. [Fire Brigade](/topic/fire-brigade) said 10 fire engines and about 70 firefighters were scrambled to the scene in Union Street about 9.30am where a railway arch containing multiple vehicles was “completely alight”. Train lines to and from London Bridge were disrupted and multiple buildings had to be evacuated.

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze on Wednesday morning with a railway arch 'completely alight'. | ITV News London.

Network Rail wrote on Twitter: “A fire broke out in an arch under (the) railway. The smoke continued to get thicker and could be really visual in the sky.” “All the buildings around us have been evacuated… Thank you for bearing with us." Then we all got told to leave the building,” the 24-year-old, who works in facilities management said. He said the fire engines arrived around five to 10 minutes after the smoke started coming out above the buildings and there was a “huge” crowd at the end of the road, which was “presumably a mixture of evacuated people and passers-by”.

Emergency services are dealing with a large blaze in the London Bridge area, with Jubilee Line services disrupted.

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The fire produced "heavy smoke" which could be "seen from miles around", London Fire Brigade said.

we have closed all doors and windows to limit the amount of smoke coming in." It went on: "We're working with London Fire Brigade and we will need to inspect the railway once the fire is out before we can reopen." The fire produced "heavy smoke" which could be "seen from miles around", London Fire Brigade said.

Firefighters battled a huge blaze between London Bridge and Waterloo East stations, with around 70 firefighters dispatched to the scene in Union Street, ...

Stay in, keep the windows closed." The smoke continued to get thicker and could be really visual in the sky.” “All the buildings around us have been evacuated… However, she later added: "The train had finally reversed back down to London Bridge to let us off! "There are currently no reports of any injuries. [@LondonFire](https://twitter.com/LondonFire/) as they respond to a significant fire under the railway arches in [#Southwark](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Southwark). A fourth Twitter user said: "Acrid smoke is filling the air over southwark due to the fire on union street, was just up on the roof taking these shots and the air is chewable. Then four fire engines arrived and an incident truck. The brigade added: "The fire under the railway arches in A spokesman said: "Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling a fire under the railway arches on Union Street in Southwark." "The smoke is now coming up the train and we have to be evacuated." The passenger, whose carriage stopped near the fire, tweeted: "Coming out of London Bridge and a fire spread onto the tracks.

London fire brigade attending fire next to track between Waterloo East and London Bridge.

“Everything has been cornered off and there’s thick, black smoke pouring out of the archway. we have closed all doors and windows to limit the amount of smoke coming in.” “There is a lot of smoke all through Union Street and neighbouring streets, there are many fire emergency services trying to put out the fire,” she said.

A fire by London Bridge station has caused travel chaos as Tube services and train routes were hit by delays and cancellations.

No one was injured in the blaze. “There is a lot of smoke all through Union Street and neighbouring streets, there are many fire emergency services trying to put out the fire,” the 20-year-old said. [London Underground](/topic/london-underground) and [rail services](/topic/rail-services) were affected by the fire, which has caused delays and cancellations throughout the day.