Wimbledon Fire, In Plough Lane, Sees Dozens Of Firefighters Battle Blaze

The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

More than 30 firefighters tackled a blaze in Wimbledon on Tuesday as thick black smoke could be seen for miles across London.

Six fire engines attended the scene in Plough Lane after firefighters were called to a fire at a storage yard behind the disused Wimbledon Greyhound stadium this afternoon.

30 firefighters are tackling the #Wimbledon blaze. Thick black smoke seen for miles. If local, please shut doors & windows © @liminalentity pic.twitter.com/6D7Sk7ORQp

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) May 2, 2017

A pile of waste was alight, London Fire Brigade said in a statement, with crews from Wimbledon, Tooting, Wandsworth and Battersea fire stations attending the incident.

Fire at Wimbledon stadium pic.twitter.com/wIYTlp2S9g

— Linda (@linda_18forever) May 2, 2017

Looks like there's a massive #fire between #Wimbledon and #earsfield. #london pic.twitter.com/HTCLMzSzKa

— Sim (@vimilon) May 2, 2017

"Look,huge rain clouds mummy,"said my 3yr old,who alerted me to thick black smoke in #wimbledon. Think it's the stadium.Hope all ok. #fire pic.twitter.com/Ceu7PnUyTr

— Anna Paul (@pewbarneymcgrew) May 2, 2017

London Fire Brigade said in a statement: “A pile of waste was alight.

“Smoke from the fire was highly visible across the local area and the brigade’s ‘999’ Control Officers took more than ten calls to the incident.”

Six fire engines were called to the storage yard at 12.32pm.

Six fire engines have been called to reports of a fire at #Wimbledon Stadium in Plough Lane. More info to follow. pic.twitter.com/pqtIKFdJ5k

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) May 2, 2017

The fire was under control by 2.59pm, firefighters said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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