Thick smoke seen across London after fire breaks out at electrical substation

A huge fire at an electrical substation in west London is sending plumes of black smoke across the city.

Londoners woke up to clouds of smoke drifting across the sky after a fire broke out at a substation in Maida Vale in Westminster borough at about 5.30am.

A dozens firefighters are at the scene after parts of the substation went up in flames, with residents advised to keep windows shut.

It is causing a ‘considerable amount of smoke’ and it is visible from far away, the fire brigade said.

Station Commander Paul Morgan is at the scene, he said: ‘This is a very visible fire and there is lots of smoke. Residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut.’

Several people have contacted the fire brigade’s control room, with around 73 calls logged alerting them to the blaze.

The cause of the fire is not known yet.

Metro understands that the location is a communications substation.

The fire brigade told Metro that they have sent a specialist phone unit to the scene that can put out electrical fires.

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