Black smoke and flames were seen appearing in heavy traffic today near Warwick Avenue station.
Fifteen fire truck and around 100 firemens were contacted us to the fire at an electrical substation on Aberdeen Place in Maida Vale, according to the London Fire Brigade
Officers got more than 170 calls signaling them to the blaze at 5.29 am on Tuesday.
Part of a neighbouring property block of flats was likewise alight and about 100 citizens have actually been left from surrounding structures and a rest centre has actually been established by the regional authority. There have actually been no reports of any injuries at this time.
The fire at an electrical substation in Maida Vale, west London (@LondonFire/ PA )
Station Commander Paul Morgan stated: “This is a very visible fire and producing lots of smoke. Residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut and avoid the area where possible.”
Fire teams from Paddington and Euston and surrounding station house are likewise at the scene.
Videos on social networks reveal big quantities of dark smoke following what seems a surge.
Homeowners have actually collected outside the cordon, lots of viewing as firemens continue to work to completely snuff out the blaze and evaluate the damage to the substation and the close-by domestic structure.
London substation fire (Hannah Twiggs)
One homeowner who was left throughout the fire has actually explained it as” an inferno”.
Alice Bazzi, 36, stated her mom Fatima, 71, woke her quickly before 5.30 am stating she might smell fire.
Speaking outside the Wharncliffe Gardens Community centre where left locals have actually collected, Ms Bazzi stated: “You felt it on your face, I felt the heat.
“That’s why they stated our block has actually now been affected since where the flames got so high, greater than these trees, the fire then went onto our roofing system.”
Westminster City Council has actually repeated suggestions prompting homeowners to keep their windows and doors closed as firemens deal with the blaze in Maida Vale.
The reason for the fire is not understood at this phase and firemens are anticipated to stay on scene throughout the day (Mathilde Grandjean/PA Wire)
In a declaration on social networks, the council stated: “The London Fire Brigade are handling a fire at an electrical substation on Victoria Passage NW8 in Westminster.
“Residents are encouraged to keep their doors and windows shut.”
UK Power Networks verified the fire did not interrupted power materials.
A representative stated: “UK Power Networks was contacted us to a fire at a substation in St John’s Wood early today.
“This has not interrupted power products. Our groups are dealing with the fire service to make the devices safe.
“This is a separated occurrence and consumers’ products were not affected.”
The fire brigade is working carefully with UK Power Networks and the Metropolitan Police to examine the reason for the fire.
Assistant Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade Pat Goulbourne, stated: “Firefighting operations will continue for a long time on the transformer at the substation. To fight this technically complicated fire, teams have actually been releasing foam to reduce the flames. The foam works by smothering the fire and cutting off its fuel source, avoiding reignition.”
It comes after a massive fire ripped through an electricity substation near Heathrow in March.
Thousands of passengers had their flights cancelled or altered in mid-air and forced the airport to close for more than 15 hours.
The blaze which caused the power outage erupted at a high-voltage electricity substation in Hayes, five miles north of the airport, leaving around 67,000 households suffering power cuts.
With a Masters in Mass Communication, Priya has reported for several Indian national dailies, where she specialized in lifestyle features and human interest pieces. Her humor and offbeat perspective, paired with her colorful (sometimes literal—see the rubber ducks!) approach, make her blog a top click in South Asia.
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