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Monday, June 28, 2021
Explosion causes big fire near London’s Elephant & Castle station
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA big fire has broken out near the central London train station of Elephant and Castle, sending huge plumes of black smoke over the capital, in an incident the Metropolitan Police has said is not terror-related.
Responding to videos posted on Twitter, the London Fire Brigade says 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters are battling the blaze at railway arches near the station, which is just south of the River Thames and near some major London landmarks, including the London Eye.
Elephant and Castle #tfl #explosion pic.twitter.com/PdSttKR80b
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The fire brigade says three commercial units below the railway arches are completely on fire and four cars and a telephone box near the station are also alight.
It also urges people to avoid the area and to close all doors and windows.
Elephant and Castle is a busy traffic intersection. It also is a major rail hub, home to a busy subway station on the Northern Line as well as overground trains that connects south London and north London.
No further details are immediately available.
The Times of Israel Community.