There is a fire at Trafalgar Square this evening with emergency services rushing to the site to deal with the incident.
London Fire Brigade Tweeted: “We’ve got 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters dealing with a fire in Trafalgar Square. Follow this account for the latest.”
Footage on social media shows a large amount of smoke and people moving away from the scene. The fire is in a pub basement with 70 firefighters tackling the blaze.
We’ve got 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackling a fire in a pub in Trafalgar Square. Half of the basement is alight. Please avoid the area if possible as there will be heavy traffic disruption. pic.twitter.com/Ic8smnvm1e
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) July 12, 2022
Station Commander Keith McDermott, who is at the scene said: “The fire is in the basement of a pub in Trafalgar Square. As a result there will be heavy traffic disruption and we ask people to avoid the area if possible. Follow @LondonFire on Twitter for latest updates.”
Update on Trafalgar Square pub fire – 20 fire engines & around 125 firefighters are dealing with the blaze in the sub basement. Crews are working in arduous, challenging & hot conditions. Around 150 people evacuated before we arrived. No reports of injures https://t.co/989mlrXzAU pic.twitter.com/6Fy2L2Xjwc
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) July 12, 2022
The Brigade was called at 1749. The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.
