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Fire at London Bridge building site Fire at London Bridge building site
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A fire has broken out at a 12-storey building under demolition near London Bridge. A fire broke out at a 12-storey building under demolition near London Bridge earlier.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is at the scene of the fire on King William Street, close to the bridge. Photographs on social media show flames behind the scaffolding on the site. London Fire Brigade (LFB) sent seven fire engines to the blaze on King William Street at about 18:06 GMT.
The brigade confirmed four fire engines had been sent to the address. About 10% of the scaffolding on the 10th floor was alight but by 20:32 the fire was under control, a LFB spokeswoman said.
About 10% of the scaffolding on the 10th floor is alight, a spokeswoman said. Photographs on social media showed flames behind the scaffolding on the site.
Firefighters were called to the site on the north side of the River Thames, in central London, at about 18:06 GMT. Firefighters were called to the site on the north side of the River Thames, in central London.
The bridge was completely closed to traffic and pedestrians and buses were being diverted. However, at 19:46, LFB tweeted: "4 fire engines are still at the fire on King William St nr. #londonbridge but traffic is now reopening southbound." The bridge was completely closed to traffic and pedestrians and buses were diverted.
BBC reporter Alan Soady, who was at the scene, said: "The building is covered in scaffolding with white netting. You can see that there are flames behind it. At 20:32 the brigade tweeted: "The fire near #LondonBridge on King William St is now under control but crews are still there damping down."
Earlier, BBC reporter Alan Soady, who was at the scene, said: "The building is covered in scaffolding with white netting. You can see that there are flames behind it.
"It seems, from the many fire engines that are here, they have been bringing it under control.""It seems, from the many fire engines that are here, they have been bringing it under control."
"But it has had the impact of having to cordon off the whole bridge," he added."But it has had the impact of having to cordon off the whole bridge," he added.
"They'd have been worried about any burning debris falling down on to the path and the road that's so busy during rush hour.""They'd have been worried about any burning debris falling down on to the path and the road that's so busy during rush hour."