About 70 firefighters are working today, Wednesday (Aug. 17), to put out a fire on a railroad bridge in Southwark, in central London, which led to mandated the suspension of train service in the area and the evacuation of certain buildings, the London Fire Department announced.
Images posted by the fire department on Twitter show smoke coming from the street that runs under the railroad bridge, where there are some vehicles and which is engulfed in flames. The Southwark and London Bridge train stations have been closed.
“There is a lot of smoke from the fire, and it is recommended that those who live or work in the area to keep their windows and doors closed“, said Fire Department Station Commander Wayne Johnson in a statement posted on the fire department’s website.
Travel chaos as a massive fire forces London Bridge Station to close; locals are told to keep their windows and doors closed. Firefighters are battling a huge blaze between London Bridge and Waterloo East stations. #London #firefighters #UK #londonbridge #WaterlooRegion #orages #WATCH pic.twitter.com/m9SaJwbR3T
— Asia News (@asianewsteam) August 17, 2022
JUST IN 🚨 A massive fire has forced the closure of London Bridge Station near the Southwark area; buildings have been evacuated, according to authorities
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 17, 2022
Trains on the Jubilee Line of the London Underground have also been affected by the fire, while the London Fire Department clarified that The smoke coming from the platform at the London Bridge subway station is coming from the fire on the railway bridge.
🚨A look at the large fire in the railway arches in Southwark near London Bridge
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— Evening Standard (@EveningStandard) August 17, 2022
As the train emerged from London Bridge, a fire spread onto the tracks pic.twitter.com/jSbc3r2PYT
— Cokes (@cokes_xxx) August 17, 2022
The Rail Kent & Sussex rail network announced on Twitter that The fire had spread to a parking lot where “a couple of electric cars were engulfed in flames.”.
