Passengers evacuated from St Pancras station after blaze tears through van - and members of the public are told to stay away
Passengers have been evacuated from one of Britain's busiest stations after a van caught fire - with flames and smoke blazing over London.
Onlookers watched as crews tackled the fireball outside St Pancras rail station this morning - as travellers were told to stay away.
Police were on the scene but Scotland Yard said the London Fire Brigade was leading, after the unexplained blaze reported shortly after 10am today.
The London Fire Brigade said: 'We were called to one van alight outside St Pancras train station on Midland Road.
'We were called at 1017 and the incident was under control by 1101. The van was completely destroyed by the blaze.
'Two fire engines and around 10 firefighters from Kentish Town fire station were at the scene. Our 999 Brigade Control officers received eight calls alerting them to the fire.'
The brigade said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
There were no reported injuries.
Buses nearby were put on diversion while members of the public were urged to avoid the area in central London, near neighbouring King's Cross station.
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