A massive blaze has erupted near London Euston station sparking travel chaos with thousands of journeys cancelled.
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters are tackling the blaze which broke out on Regent’s Park Road in Camden, north London, at 9.31am on Friday.
The West Coast Main Line is blocked between London Euston and Watford Junction.
Smoke was seen billowing out of single-storey commercial building near to the train line.
Passengers travelling on Avanti West Coast trains between Euston and Birmingham, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh are among those affected.
Major disruption on the Mildmay, Lioness and Suffragette lines in London is expected until 3.15pm, National Rail said.
Police have closed the Regent’s Park Road footbridge as firefighters tackle the flames.
People could be seen watching large plumes of smoke wafted over the bridge.
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters are tackling the blaze which broke out on Regent’s Park Road in Camden, north London
A local resident wrote on X: ‘The fire has been raging since 9am!!!
‘The LFB have been trying to put it out since.
‘The roof of the building has now burnt down. It’s been extremely smoky with limited visibility at time.’
On X, the London Fire Brigade said: ‘Due to the fire’s proximity to the railway, some lines between London Euston and Watford Junction are subject to delays or cancellation.’
They have told travellers to visit the National Rail website for further information.
National Rail have released an updated timetable until the major disruption is over.
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