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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Major fire shuts part of London Underground causing commuter chaos
Commuters in London are facing severe disruptions this morning (Friday 4) after a major fire brought Tube trains to a halt. The blaze began underneath railway arches in Roxeth Green Avenue in South Harrow around 1am. London Fire Brigade (LFB) deployed 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines to contain the fire, which was under control by 4am. There are no reports of injuries. The fire at railway arches in South #Harrow is under control and there are no reports of likely to remain on scene for several hours and severe disruption is expected on the Piccadilly Tube line as a result of this — London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) July 4, 2025 However, parts of the Piccadilly line between South Harrow and Uxbridge remain closed. Transport for London (TfL) reports that there are also severe delays on the westbound line only between Acton Town and South Harrow. London Underground tickets are being accepted on local bus services in the interim. LFB received the first of around 40 calls about the fire at 1.18am and mobilised crews from Harrow, Wembley, Stanmore, Ruislip and surrounding fire stations to the scene. Two 32-metre turntable ladders attended and were used as water towers to help extinguish the fire from above. A drone was also deployed, providing the Incident Commander with a greater situational awareness of the incident. Road closures are currently in place in Roxeth Green Avenue, near the junction of The Arches, and are expected to remain in place through the morning. According to the LFB, an unknown number of gas cylinders at the site are believed to have exploded during the early stages of the incident. Firefighters safely removed two further cylinders and cooled them to an ambient temperature, as gas cylinders can explode when exposed to heat. Local residents were advised by authorities to keep their windows and doors closed because of the smoke. The cause of the fire, which severely damaged vehicle workshops, businesses and other commercial properties, is under investigation.
The Independent
04-07-2025
- The Independent
Major fire shuts part of London Underground causing commuter chaos
Commuters in London are facing severe disruptions this morning (Friday 4) after a major fire brought Tube trains to a halt. The blaze began underneath railway arches in Roxeth Green Avenue in South Harrow around 1am. London Fire Brigade (LFB) deployed 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines to contain the fire, which was under control by 4am. There are no reports of injuries. However, parts of the Piccadilly line between South Harrow and Uxbridge remain closed. Transport for London (TfL) reports that there are also severe delays on the westbound line only between Acton Town and South Harrow. London Underground tickets are being accepted on local bus services in the interim. LFB received the first of around 40 calls about the fire at 1.18am and mobilised crews from Harrow, Wembley, Stanmore, Ruislip and surrounding fire stations to the scene. Two 32-metre turntable ladders attended and were used as water towers to help extinguish the fire from above. A drone was also deployed, providing the Incident Commander with a greater situational awareness of the incident. Road closures are currently in place in Roxeth Green Avenue, near the junction of The Arches, and are expected to remain in place through the morning. According to the LFB, an unknown number of gas cylinders at the site are believed to have exploded during the early stages of the incident. Firefighters safely removed two further cylinders and cooled them to an ambient temperature, as gas cylinders can explode when exposed to heat. Local residents were advised by authorities to keep their windows and doors closed because of the smoke. The cause of the fire, which severely damaged vehicle workshops, businesses and other commercial properties, is under investigation.
Sky News
12-05-2025
- Sky News
London Underground stations shut and lines suspended as power cut hits the Tube
A power outage has caused major travel disruption on London's Tube network. The Transport for London (TfL) website shows the entire Bakerloo, Waterloo and City, Weaver, and Suffragette Lines are suspended. There are also severe delays and part suspensions on the Elizabeth, Jubilee, Mildmay, and Piccadilly lines. The Northern line is listed as having minor delays. All other lines are unaffected, according to TfL. Several stations were forced to close after the incident around 2.30pm, including Marble Arch, Holborn, Covent Garden, South Kensington and Tottenham Court Road. A post on X by @TFLAccess said Covent Garden was shut "while we fix faulty communications equipment". A spokesman for the travel network said there was an outage in southwest London for "a matter of minutes" and "everything shut down" due to a "National Grid issue". The spokesman added that "some people would have probably been stuck in a tunnel for a little bit of time". National Grid apologised and said a fault on its transmission network in central London and a "consequent voltage dip" may have briefly affected power supplies. However, it said the fault had been "resolved within seconds". TfL said it was in the process of "getting things back up and running again" but it "can't say when it will be fixed" and officials "don't know anything else". The shutters were down at the entrance to Waterloo Underground station at around 4pm - the station serves the Bakerloo, Northern and Waterloo & City lines. Staff at Paddington were seen directing passengers away from the Elizabeth Line and recommending they use buses instead. The Bakerloo Line entrance was completely shut. Alison Hendry, 33, and Joseph Richardson, 37, travelled on the Heathrow Express to Paddington after flying from Glasgow. Ms Hendry said: "It's a bit annoying they only told us when we got here. We walked all the way across the station, we have to go all the way back." "It doesn't even bother me. But if I was in a rush, it would," Mr Richardson added. However, TfL said Embankment, Charing Cross and Putney Bridge stations had reopened after previously being forced to close.
