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| Nottingham station fire: Firefighters tackling huge blaze as rail travellers face widespread delays | Nottingham station fire: Firefighters tackling huge blaze as rail travellers face widespread delays |
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| Firefighters are battling a huge blaze at Nottinghamshire train station that has wreaked travel chaos across the country. | |
| Flames were seen erupting from the station roof, while thick black smoke billowed into the foyer and out into the surrounding streets. | |
| The fire and rescue service said 10 fire engines and around 50 firefighters were responding to the blaze, which started on the concourse before spreading to the roof. | |
| The serious fire closed the station at the start of the morning rush hour of the busiest day of the week and rail travellers face widespread cancellations and delays. | |
| East Midlands Trains warned: “Please do not travel to Nottingham station this morning as trains will be unable to run and we are unable to provide road transport to/from the station. | East Midlands Trains warned: “Please do not travel to Nottingham station this morning as trains will be unable to run and we are unable to provide road transport to/from the station. |
| CrossCountry Trains tweeted: “Due to a fire at Nottingham station, our trains cannot run between Derby & Nottingham. | CrossCountry Trains tweeted: “Due to a fire at Nottingham station, our trains cannot run between Derby & Nottingham. |
| “We are trying to source alternative transport at present.” | “We are trying to source alternative transport at present.” |
| “We expect trains to be disrupted on all routes through Nottingham for the whole of Friday 12 January,” said East Midlands Trains, which is the main operator at the station. | |
| The firm said that affected passengers could use services on Virgin Trains (East Coast or West Coast), Transpennine Express, CrossCountry, London Midland and Greater Anglia, using any reasonable route. | |
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