Monday 28 June 2021
News & features published on 28 June 2021
Elephant & Castle: fire in arches shuts roads and railway
Around 100 firefighters were called to Elephant & Castle on Monday lunchtime when a fire broke out in a car repair workshop in arches below the railway station on Elephant Road.
Tweets on 28 June 2021
RT @SteveWhiteRail: @NetworkRailSE and @TLRailUK colleagues will be working through the night to assess the fire damage and establish if we…
RT @TLRailUK: â„¹ï¸ Our Network Rail colleagues on site, along with our control teams are working hard to get a service in place for tomorrow…
RT @NetworkRailSE: …will allow us to reopen overnight but please check here and online before you travel in the morning! @TLRailUK @Se_Rail…
RT @NetworkRailSE: Here’s a picture from one of our drones showing some of the damage to platform 3 at Elephant and Castle. Our ultrasonics…
SeidelClint New cafe opening soon on Harper Road @se1 pic.twitter.com/WoitHMO2aY
RT @ianvisits: Weather permitting the Goodyear Blimp will be flying over central London tomorrow (weather unlikely to allow) and Wednesday…
RT @langrabbie: Some astringent criticism from @diamondgeezer
"[London Nautical School] retained the portico of the former Stamford Street…
Dido Harding unlikely to ‘get the nod’ to run NHS England says the FT, which reckons former Guy's and St Thomas' bo… https://t.co/6BZ65Q1QMB
Today's @diamondgeezer blog post is an exploration of the Lambeth / Southwark border in SE1 https://t.co/IAvVDUYuOm
RT @TLRailUK: ℹIf you're travelling this evening...
- Services are expected to be busier than usual, making it harder to socially distanc…
RT @TLRailUK: 📢If you missed our earlier updates...
⛔DO NOT travel to Elephant and Castle. Trains are unable to run through or to the sta…
Around 100 firefighters were called to Elephant & Castle on Monday lunchtime when a fire broke out in a car repair… https://t.co/RBOFgOreUP
RT @NetworkRailSE: Until we can get a closer look we can't be sure of the extent of the damage or what the effects could be, so we think it…
RT @NetworkRailSE: âš ï¸ Our team are undertaking visual inspections of the railway at #ElephantandCastle following today's fire, and we will…
RT @TLRailUK: ℹIf you're planning to travel to or from Elephant & Castle tomorrow morning, please check for the latest updates on the situa…
RT @MPSNWalworth: SNT officers were today assisting on the police cordon following the fire in #Elephant The fire is being investigated by…
Top end of Walworth Road now reopened to traffic pic.twitter.com/NpMbfXFoKj
Although Thameslink and buses are disrupted, Elephant & Castle tube station is open as usual. pic.twitter.com/8a34z0s29l
Fire crews continue to dampen down the railway arches below Elephant & Castle station. pic.twitter.com/ES9HaTwpIS
Fire crews from as far afield as Feltham, Tottenham and West Hampstead are at the scene of the Elephant & Castle fi… https://t.co/IFsV0fm7va
Salvation Army providing refreshments to emergency services dealing with Elephant & Castle fire. pic.twitter.com/p25BhMiBAF
Police have released the cordons on New Kent Road and pedestrians can now walk the whole length of the road
New Kent Road has reopened to eastbound traffic. Pavement access on both sides still restricted by police. pic.twitter.com/5wDXPWavPE
The northern part of the Elephant Park development north of Heygate Street is closed pic.twitter.com/9RrZf3Im2d
Many road closures remain in force around Elephant & Castle after the earlier fire. Lots of disruption to bus servi… https://t.co/jTD3CgUrYT
Monday #coronavirus COVID-19 stats for our boroughs:
Southwark
112 more people tested positive
This week: 620
Last… https://t.co/zC0oTRkdID
Two people - one police officer and one member of the public - are being treated for smoke inhalation after the Ele… https://t.co/zksouGKkTF
RT @sajidjavid: Fantastic to visit @GSTTnhs this morning. NHS and social care workers have been phenomenal throughout this pandemic and it…
PeterClaydon The wind changed and my building has now been evacuated. There's a wide police cordon in place. pic.twitter.com/x7WqooTBEd
RT @lambeth_council: Residents in #Kennington should keep their windows and doors closed as a precaution.
Please avoid Elephant and Castl…
RT @swkplay: We are aware of the fire at Elephant and Castle and we hope everyone is OK.
If you've been evacuated and need somewhere to go…
RT @MPSSouthwark: Officers are supporting @LondonFire in Elephant and Castle.
There are significant road closures in place and the public…
RT @MrBaileyM: Wind is blowing smoke in pretty much all directions from Elephant. Would strongly advise anyone in @SE11, SE17 and @SE1 to s…
Another view showing the smoke coming up from below the railway tracks at the Elephant & Castle https://t.co/n2EmzifOJk
Dramatic video clip of explosion in earlier stages of fire in railway arches below the Thameslink station at Elepha… https://t.co/RCGy5M7tX4
mockingfaces @se1 Smoke from the fire at Elephant and Castle station #elephantandcastle visible from London Bridge pic.twitter.com/Hjv1po1klo
Both Walworth Road and New Kent Road closed till further notice. Other roads round the Elephant & Castle very busy.… https://t.co/ieMUlrnSU5
View of the Elephant & Castle fire from steps of Metropolitan Tabernacle pic.twitter.com/C613CpSdjx
jackbuck123 Praying for everyone pic.twitter.com/TeGJE1D2Pb
RT @DanMeadDesign: @TheSun Huge fire at Elephant & Castle… from the 15th floor of a nearby apartment block… https://t.co/eZ2eKLq2Cn
@ffssouthwark @GrahamNeale @Southwark_News @bermondsey_se1 Under the rail arches.
This suggests fire may have begun in or around a garage below the railway arches on Elephant Road https://t.co/W9qpQXGKDA
sunilpp Fire in Elephant & Castle. @se1 pic.twitter.com/W1mBg9iwmm
Walworth Road also closed while fire service deals with big blaze at the Elephant pic.twitter.com/uQkoMJChO6
Latest view of major fire at Elephant & Castle railway station. Police now moving people even further back. pic.twitter.com/NjklZ4T1gI
Some small explosions (?gas bottles) heard at scene of Elephant & Castle fire.
New Kent Road closed due to fire at Elephant & Castle Railway Station pic.twitter.com/9A8uRW8KSx
Police moving people further back from Elephant & Castle fire pic.twitter.com/4sORxxSE96
Another view of the fire at Elephant & Castle Railway Station. Source appears to be below railway arches to north o… https://t.co/BQCtSoSoQg
Flats above Sainsbury’s at the Elephant engulfed in smoke from fire at railway station on opposite side of roapic.twitter.com/l8XepnBhKnKn
PeterClaydon Huge amount of smoke at Elephant and Castle station. @se1 pic.twitter.com/vE424GVtWP
Massive blaze at Elephant & Castle railway station. pic.twitter.com/sFefOJnF1X
Major fire in Elephant Rod, Elephant & Castle pic.twitter.com/HSJ4FlFQkc
RT @MPSBoroughBank: #WeaponSweep #NelsonSquare @se1 this morning with our #CommunityWarden partners from @lb_southwark. Nothing of concern…
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