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Elephant and Castle fire: Watch huge explosion underneath station
Telegraph ^ | Gareth Davies, breaking news editor 28 JUNE 2021 • 2:26PM | Gareth Davies, breaking news editor 28 JUNE 2021 • 2:26PM

Posted on 06/28/2021 6:37:11 AM PDT by RaceBannon

huge fire has broken out underneath Elephant and Castle station leading to explosions and evacuations.

Ten engines were sent to the south east London station, where the fire started in garages in the arches of the railway station.

Videos from the scene showed explosions sending fireballs out of the unit, with people having to evacuate the area.

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1 posted on 06/28/2021 6:37:11 AM PDT by RaceBannon
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Click on link so I have to pay three dollars. No thank you. Find the story somewhere else.


2 posted on 06/28/2021 6:39:34 AM PDT by poinq
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To: RaceBannon

Boris Johnson is going to blame the COVID-19 protesters.


3 posted on 06/28/2021 6:43:24 AM PDT by Greg123456 (Better to meet a rabid dog than a democrat)
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I dont pay anything, so, I have no idea what you mean.


4 posted on 06/28/2021 6:44:18 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for )
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Ahuge fire has broken out underneath Elephant and Castle station leading to explosions and evacuations.

Ten engines were sent to the south east London station, where the fire started in garages in the arches of the railway station.

Videos from the scene showed explosions sending fireballs out of the unit, with people having to evacuate the area.

Elephant and Castle #tfl #explosion pic.twitter.com/PdSttKR80b

— Megan Jearum (@MeganJearum) June 28, 2021
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said that there had been no reports of any injuries early on in the incident, which was raised just before 2pm on Monday.

Huge plumes of smoke can be seen billowing up from the station and the garage below.

An LFB spokesman said: “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are attending a fire at railway arches near to Elephant and Castle railway station. Please avoid the area and close all doors and windows.”

Network Rail said trains continue to travel through the station, but will not stop there.


5 posted on 06/28/2021 6:45:18 AM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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Try deleting your cookies for telegraph.co.uk and then try reloading.


6 posted on 06/28/2021 6:45:29 AM PDT by upchuck (I am not afraid of the Chinese Virus or variants. I AM afraid of the unproven "vaccines.")
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To: Greg123456

Boris has been such a 💩 that even his former drinking buddy Mark Steyn is distancing himself from the turd. What a disappointment.


7 posted on 06/28/2021 6:47:39 AM PDT by bigfootbob
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To: RaceBannon

What are they storing under a tube station that could case those kinds of fireballs?

Feels like terrorism.


8 posted on 06/28/2021 6:47:40 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: RaceBannon

I’m getting a beret vibe.


9 posted on 06/28/2021 6:49:31 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: RaceBannon

I read a short blurb that it started in an auto repair shop next door to the station. And it did look like a gasoline fume fire to me.

Hope there were no injuries.


10 posted on 06/28/2021 6:49:44 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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“‘Three commercial units underneath the railway arches are completely alight and four cars and a telephone box are also alight near #ElephantandCastle Railway Station. Road closures are in place and people are advised to avoid the area and keep windows and doors closed’.

It is unclear if anyone has been hurt in the incident, which was first reported to the service at 1.43pm.

Early witness reports suggested the fire could have come from T.R. Autos, a vehicle repair shop based near the station.”

https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/28/huge-plumes-of-smoke-in-elephant-and-castle-as-fire-breaks-out-at-station-14839484/?ico=related-posts


11 posted on 06/28/2021 6:50:51 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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OH noes! Not a telephone box? When will it end?


12 posted on 06/28/2021 6:54:20 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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Cats and rats are fleeing the scene.


13 posted on 06/28/2021 6:55:36 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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To: RaceBannon; dynachrome

But is the nearest pub safe? Priorities, man.


14 posted on 06/28/2021 6:59:01 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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15 posted on 06/28/2021 7:06:27 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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OH noes! Not a telephone box? When will it end?

It's okay, it was a police box and the Doctor got away as always.

Dr

16 posted on 06/28/2021 7:13:57 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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To: RaceBannon
Anglaise est chiante


17 posted on 06/28/2021 7:15:26 AM PDT by z3n
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I tried that and still can’t get past the paywall. That’s OK, Im guessing that Elephant Castle is like a White Castle but with bigger cheeseburgers?


18 posted on 06/28/2021 7:15:54 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: MikelTackNailer

Whew! Close call.


19 posted on 06/28/2021 7:30:52 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: MikelTackNailer

Actually, “Elephant and Castle” kinda sounds like it could be the name of an English pub.


20 posted on 06/28/2021 7:42:40 AM PDT by Rio
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