About 100 firefighters are tackling a monolithic blaze astatine a discarded installation successful south-east London.
Fifteen occurrence engines were called to Landmann Way successful Bermondsey soon earlier 20:00 BST aft astir 50 tonnes of household discarded caught fire.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) warned that a ample magnitude of fume was being produced by the blaze and advised section residents to support their doors and windows closed.
LFB said the origin of the occurrence was not yet known, but firefighters tackled a blaze astatine the same installation successful June.
Speaking from the scene, presumption commandant Duncan Rees said: "Crews are moving hard successful hard conditions to bring the occurrence nether control."
He added that a 32m ladder and a 64m ladder were being utilized to tackle the flames from above.
Crews from East Greenwich, Old Kent Road, Deptford and surrounding occurrence stations were dispatched to the scene.
The LFB said it was apt to beryllium a "protracted incident" and crews would enactment overnight to bring the occurrence nether control.
Rail services into London Bridge from New Cross person been affected owed to the occurrence blocking railway lines, National Rail said.
"Trains betwixt these stations whitethorn beryllium cancelled, severely delayed by up to 100 minutes oregon revised," it added.
Rachael Jardine, a freelance writer based successful New Cross, told BBC London that trains connected a adjacent Overground way were continuing to walk contempt the "thick achromatic smoke".
A section nonmigratory said helium had archetypal spotted the blaze portion cycling home.
"I was coming backmost from Tescos and I could spot the fume from the road," helium said.
"We cycled backmost to excavation and realised it was conscionable crossed the road... it's beauteous mental."
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