Firefighters tackle blaze at Bermondsey waste centre
A major fire at a recycling facility in South Bermondsey, London, caused significant disruption to local rail services. Firefighters spent over 30 hours bringing the blaze under control, with no known cause yet identified.
Why it matters
The incident highlights infrastructure vulnerabilities in urban waste management and the potential for localized industrial accidents to disrupt public transportation networks.
Figure caption, Large fire breaks out at waste facility in south-east London
A fire involving 50 tonnes of household waste has "severely damaged" a recycling facility in south-east London.
Fifteen fire engines were called to Landmann Way in South Bermondsey shortly before 20:00 BST on Monday.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire was brought under control just after 02:00 on Wednesday, with crews remaining on scene to extinguish pockets of fire.
The LFB said the cause of the fire was not yet known. Firefighters tackled a blaze at the same facility in June.
Speaking from the scene, station commander Duncan Rees said: "Crews worked hard in difficult conditions to bring the fire under control."
He added that ladders were used to tackle the flames from above.
Image caption, London Fire Brigade received more than 160 reports of a fire
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