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| Battersea industrial estate hit by major fire | Battersea industrial estate hit by major fire |
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| At least 60 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that has broken out close to the UK's busiest railway station. | At least 60 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that has broken out close to the UK's busiest railway station. |
| Trains have been delayed because of the fire in London's Battersea, just metres away from Clapham Junction station. | Trains have been delayed because of the fire in London's Battersea, just metres away from Clapham Junction station. |
| Fire crews were called at about 21:00 BST to Parkfield Industrial Estate, where flames were leaping above the rooftops alongside the railway line. | |
| Southern Trains warned of delays on trains across the whole of its network, with services running at reduced speed. | |
| London Fire Brigade despatched crews from Lambeth, Brixton, Tooting, Chelsea and Peckham to the scene in Culvert Place, after it received its first call at 20:51. | |
| Ninety emergency calls | |
| "Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters and officers have been called," a spokesman said. | |
| "The fire is affecting an industrial unit and smoke from the blaze can be seen from miles around. | |
| "Brigade 999 control officers have taken around 90 emergency calls to the incident." | |
| The brigade urged people living close to the estate to keep their doors and windows shut because of the smoke. | |
| In a tweet, Southern Trains said delays would last into the early hours. | |
| "Services running across the whole Southern network will be suspended between Clapham Junction and London Victoria," it said. | |
| The company urged passengers to use buses and the underground, or travel to London Bridge or Blackfriars and change trains. |