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Fire in east London cuts power to 88,000 people | |
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A fire in east London cut power to 88,000 people and disrupted Underground passengers. | A fire in east London cut power to 88,000 people and disrupted Underground passengers. |
The fire in a goods yard affected high-voltage overhead electricity lines, causing the mains supply to be lost shortly after 15:00 BST. | The fire in a goods yard affected high-voltage overhead electricity lines, causing the mains supply to be lost shortly after 15:00 BST. |
Four Underground stations had to close - Archway, Arsenal, Tufnell Park and Caledonian Road. | |
About 60 firefighters are at the fire in Wharf Street and power has now been restored. | About 60 firefighters are at the fire in Wharf Street and power has now been restored. |
'Huge plume' | |
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said about 60 firefighters were tackling the fire. | |
It said a diesel tank close to the fire was not yet affected but officers were monitoring the situation. There have been no reports of injuries. | |
UK Power Networks said engineers had restored power to all customers shortly before 16:30 BST. | UK Power Networks said engineers had restored power to all customers shortly before 16:30 BST. |
LFB station manager Jim Morford, who is at the scene, said: "This is the second large fire to hit the capital in 24 hours. | LFB station manager Jim Morford, who is at the scene, said: "This is the second large fire to hit the capital in 24 hours. |
"Several calls were received by the brigade's control officers from members of the public who could see the huge plume of smoke rising from east London." | |
Victoria Greenhill, 25, from south-east London passed the scene of the fire on the Docklands Light Railway earlier. | |
She said: "There were flames going quite a long way up near Canning Town station." |