Fire breaks out in arches under major travel route in and out of London Bridge

A fireplace beneath a significant London railway junction is inflicting journey chaos this morning.

The blaze broke out underneath strains close to London Bridge station and has pressured trains travelling out and in of the busy hub to grind to a halt.

Footage posted on social media confirmed a significant emergency companies response within the Southwark space and a thick column of smoke rising over the capital.

The hearth broke out in an archway constructing on Union Avenue, immediately beneath a big rail intersection.

Strains serving the south of the capital are utterly blocked and may very well be out of motion for hours to come back.

Companies on the Jubilee Line, which runs by means of Southwark and London Bridge stations, have been half suspended.

Transport for London warned of extreme delays and stated trains wouldn't serve stations between Inexperienced Park and Canary Wharf.

Underground stations at Southwark and London Bridge have each been evacuated and closed.

The hearth broke out within the London Bridge space of central London, near railway strains (Image: @timlevell)

The hearth occurred on Union Avenue, immediately beneath a significant rail intersection (Image: Google)

The hearth began in an archway beneath a significant rail line (Image: @NetworkRailSE)

One man who has having breakfast together with his mom close by stated he heard what might have been an explosion earlier than the fireplace started.

He instructed Metro.co.uk: ‘We heard a comparatively loud bang of some type, after which noticed smoke developing far and wide together with a noxious, poisonous odor. 

‘We evacuated -along with everybody else on the restaurant – and noticed a part of a constructing on fireplace. 

‘I don’t know the place the fireplace originated, however there was undoubtedly a loud sound and rubble that made it look as if there had been an explosion of some type.’

Community Rail confirmed main disruption, including ‘companies are being diverted to different London terminals or terminated at different places’.

The Ewer Avenue junction, 4 strains taking Thameslink and South Japanese Railway trains out and in of the capital, was utterly blocked by the fireplace and main delays are anticipated to proceed.

The smoke may very well be seen billowing over the tracks, rendering the route unusable (Image: @NetworkRailSE)

A number of fireplace crews are on the scene tackling the blaze (Image: @LondonFire)

A witness on the scene stated folks in close by buildings needed to be evacuated

London Hearth Brigade confirmed the ‘railway arch is totally alight’ (Image: @LondonFire)

A spokesperson stated the tracks would have to be inspected as soon as the fireplace is extinguished earlier than companies can resume.

The departures board of London Bridge rail companies was exhibiting main disruption.

A London Hearth Brigade spokesperson stated: ‘Six fireplace engines and round 40 firefighters have been known as to a fireplace on Union Avenue in [Southward].’

Station commander Wayne Johnson, who's on the scene, stated: ‘The blaze is producing heavy smoke and people dwelling or working within the native space are suggested to maintain their home windows and doorways closed. 

‘Trains to and from London Bridge are affected and several other buildings have been evacuated.’

A British Transport Police spokesperson stated: ‘Southwark station is closed and a cordon is in place on America Avenue and Nice Suffolk Avenue.’

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