Southeastern services delayed due to fire under track between London Bridge and Waterloo East

17/08/2022 0 Comments

Southeastern rail services are heavily disrupted this morning due to a fire breaking out in an arch below tracks.

The incident is on Union Street. UPDATE: The fire has spread:

Update 1035: the fire continues to burn and has spread to a car park, where a couple of electric cars are ablaze.
Thank you to our friends @LondonFire who contributed to fight this fire and keep everyone safe.
— Network Rail Kent & Sussex (@NetworkRailSE) August 17, 2022

A further update is that London Bridge underground station has closed due to smoke from the fire.

Firefighters are on scene. London Fire Brigade state there are ten appliances and 70 firefighters who were called at 9:29am.

Thameslink services are also badly affected.

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