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       Smoke billows out of Elephant and Castle station after huge fire breaks out

       Six people have been treated by the London Ambulance Service following a major fire near Elephant and Castle station in southeast Lopndon.

       One of these has been taken to hospital.

       Firefighters have said the blaze is under control after dozens attended the scene.

       Three commercial premises, six cars and a telephone box are alight after a fire broke out in garages underneath railway arches.

       London Fire Brigade said the cause of the blaze was not yet known, however the Metropolitan Police said it was not believed to be terror-related.

       Fifteen fire engines and about 100 firefighters are at the scene after the brigade received 44 calls to its 999 operators at 1.43pm on Monday.

       Videos on social media show large plumes of smoke rising into the sky, with people seen running for cover in one clip as a fireball erupts into the air.

       Key Points Three commercial units, four cars and telephone box catch fire near London railway station Police confirm incident not believed to be terror-related Man treated by ambulance crews at scene of fire Fire under control but firefighters to remain at scene for ‘next few hours' One person hospitalised and five others treated at scene, London Ambulance Service says

       Show latest update 1624898496 Damage caused by Elephant and Castle fire

       This footage also shows some of the damage left behind by the fire:

       Zoe Tidman 28 June 2021 17:41

       1624898335 Images from Elephant and Castle fire

       Here are some images from scene of the fire near Elephant and Castle station:

       Emergency crews attend to a scene of fire near the Elephant and Castle train station

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       A firefighter at the scene of a fire that has broken out at garages close to Elephant and Castle railway station in Londo

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       Emergency crews attend to a scene of fire near the Elephant and Castle train station in London

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       Emergency services at the scene of a fire that has broken out at garages close to Elephant and Castle railway station

       (PA)

       Zoe Tidman 28 June 2021 17:38

       1624897320 Fire under control nearly four hours after breaking out - fire official

       James Ryan from the London Fire Brigade also gave an update on the fire, which he said was under control at 4.30pm - nearly four hours after it broke out.

       “Just before 1.45pm this afternoon we received the first of 44 calls to a fire in a railway arch underneath Elephant and Castle Railway station,” he said.

       “There was a significant fire in a car garage in the railway arches, which also involved several cars outside the railway arches and a telephone box.”

       Additional reporting by PA

       Zoe Tidman 28 June 2021 17:22

       1624897143 Flames at Elephant and Castle fire were ‘significant’ - fire official

       James Ryan from London Fire Brigade has said the flames at the scene in Elephant and Castle were “significant”.

       “Going to 15 pump fires isn’t uncommon for us but this was a high-profile incident in the fact that it was in a very visible location and the size of the flames coming out and the smoke were quite significant. It did attract more attention than the other fires we go to,” the station commander for Shoreditch said.

       People are being asked to avoid the area over the next two hours and residents should keep their windows and doors closed for the time being until the fire is fully extinguished, he added.

       Additional reporting by PA

       Zoe Tidman 28 June 2021 17:19

       1624895844 Six treated for injures after Elephant and Castle fire

       London Ambulance Service say six people received treatment at the scene of the fire, with one of these being taken to hospital.

       See their update here:

       Zoe Tidman 28 June 2021 16:57

       1624895143 London mayor says thoughts with those affected by Elephant and Castle fire

       Sadiq Khan has tweeted about the fire at Elephant and Castle fire, saying his thoughts are with all those affected by the blaze:

       Zoe Tidman 28 June 2021 16:45

       1624894254 Lecturer based a stone’s throw from scene in Elephant and Castle describes ‘apocalyptic’ fire

       Stuart Turnbull, a lecturer in publishing and journalism at London College of Communication, based yards from where the explosion took place, described the scene as “apocalyptic”.

       Speaking to our reporter May Bulman at the scene in Elephant and Castle, the 56-year-old said he had been in an online meeting when he first spotted the smoke.

       He told The Independent: “At first I thought it was dust from a demolition of the shopping centre, and then the cloud went really black and I could smell the smoke, I could taste it, so I thought I’d better get out. It was quite apocalyptic.”

       Chiara Giordano 28 June 2021 16:30

       1624893688 Video footage shows black smoke billowing into air and alarms blaring at scene of Elephant and Castle fire

       This video footage, captured by an engineer who works near the scene of the fire in Elephant and Castle, shows black smoke billowing into the area as alarms can be heard.

       Mohsin Khan, 30, who was working next-door to the garages where the blaze broke out earlier this afternoon, managed to capture this clip of the aftermath as people were evacuated from the area.

       He said he was having a cigarette outside when a colleague noticed “black smoke coming out of a vent” and raised the alarm with the garage.

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       Smoke pours out of Elephant and Castle station after fire breaks out

       Chiara Giordano 28 June 2021 16:21

       1624892819 ‘Fire raged within literally 10 seconds’, says engineer working near scene of Elephant and Castle blaze

       Mohsin Khan, 30, an engineer who was working next door to the garages where the fire broke out, told The Independent how the inferno engulfed the garage “within literally 10 seconds”.

       Speaking to report May Bulman at the scene in Elephant and Castle, he said: “I was having a cigarette outside and an admin from our site had noticed there was black smoke coming out of a pipe. We saw it coming out the vent, black smoke.

       “We notified the garage and within literally 10 seconds, the fire had raged and we started seeing the walls push out.

       “We all crossed the road and as we were standing there an explosion happened. A big fire explosion, a lot of heat, everyone was cordoned even further back.”

       Mr Khan said there had been two or three people inside the garage, all of whom had evacuated before the explosion happened, six or seven minutes after the fire had started.

       “One explosion happened and there were a few more. There were cars parked outside the garage, so I believe they would have exploded as well.”

       “Continuously you would hear little bangs,” he added. “The garage fire spread to three shops next to it and taken out the majority of what was on the pavement.”

       May Bulman 28 June 2021 16:06

       1624892333 Fire under control but firefighters to remain at scene for ‘next few hours'

       London Fire Brigade has said the fire at railway arches near Elephant and Castle station is now under control.

       Firefighters will remain at the scene for the next few hours to dampen down the affected area.

       Significant road closures remain in place.

       The fire service shared an image showing a handful of firefighters both kneeling on the ground and standing as they continued to hose down cars and a telephone box.

       Fifteen fire engines and about 100 firefighters tackled the blaze in southeast London this afternoon.

       London Fire Brigade crews tackle a major fire at garages in railway arches near Elephant and Castle station in southeast London

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       Chiara Giordano 28 June 2021 15:58

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