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Major fire at London Underground station – NRK Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

The fire brigade states that they now have control of the site, after a fire broke out at the Elephant and Castle railway station in south London.

Post-extinguishing is still going on, they write Twitter.

Pictures from the area show thick smoke pouring out of the station after the fire broke out at 2.30 pm Norwegian time. According to several Twitter users, there must have been a small explosion after the fire started.

Up to 100 firefighters worked mostly to gain control of the fire.

BBC writes that they have seen messages on social media that the fire has started at a car repair shop nearby.

CHECK: At 5 pm, the fire brigade informs that they have gained control of the fire.

Photo: London Fire Brigade

There have been no reports of injuries so far, but four cars, three shops and a telephone booth have been affected by the fire.

Police write on Twitter that they do not believe the fire is terror-related.

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