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| Vauxhall Station: Fire on tracks causing delays into London | Vauxhall Station: Fire on tracks causing delays into London |
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| A fire on the tracks at Vauxhall station in London is causing major disruption in and out of the city. | A fire on the tracks at Vauxhall station in London is causing major disruption in and out of the city. |
| It broke out in signalling cables underneath one of the platforms at about 02:35 BST. | |
| The power has been switched off and as a result services to and from Waterloo are severely delayed. | |
| Services on the Hounslow loop and via Richmond and Kingston are not running and the bus station at Vauxhall has also been closed. | Services on the Hounslow loop and via Richmond and Kingston are not running and the bus station at Vauxhall has also been closed. |
| London Fire Brigade station manager John Ryan said: "Once the power was isolated firefighters quickly got to work to tackle the fire. | London Fire Brigade station manager John Ryan said: "Once the power was isolated firefighters quickly got to work to tackle the fire. |
| "We're currently assessing how much electrical cabling has been affected and damping down pockets of fire." | "We're currently assessing how much electrical cabling has been affected and damping down pockets of fire." |
| South West Trains said it had limited services and asked travellers to use alternative routes into London. | |
| Tickets will be accepted on Southern, Great Western Railway and Transport for London services. | |
| A South West Trains spokesman said: "There are significantly fewer trains running than normal. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to passengers this morning." | |
| An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. |