King's Cross fire: Major blaze in central London sees homes evacuated
EMERGENCY services have scrambled to King's Cross train station after a fire has broken out close by with reports of a man "stuck on a crane" at the scene.
Emergency services surround crane near King's Cross
Six fire engines and 54 firefighters were called to the fire, which has come from a building site in Balfe Street in Islington.
The cause of the fire is currently not known and is under investigation.
Camden Metropolitan Police have tweeted that officers were "dealing with a large fire in the King’s Cross area".
Reports suggested dozens of people were evacuated because of the blaze.
A fire has broken out at King's Cross train station
We told the man in the crane to stay put and he got himself out when it was safe to do so and he was fine
A spokesman from the London Fire Brigade said: "We told the man in the crane to stay put and he got himself out when it was safe to do so and he was fine."
Pictures on social media show smoke billowing out over King's Cross train station.
Emergency services have been tackling a fire by King's Cross
Fire on a building site on Caledonian Road, near Kings Cross, stay safe people!
— Purav (@PDTalkinTech) May 25, 2017
Witnesses have taken to social media to question what exactly is going on.
Martin Belam tweeted a picture and said: “Scene on Caledonian Road, Kings Cross at the minute. Spoke to a policeman: “Just a fire. Nothing sinister”.
Man stuck up the crane in Kings Cross on Caledonian Road- police and fire brigade everywhere- helicopter guys?? pic.twitter.com/qKCTlmkT3Q
— Laurence KC, Pavegen (@LaurenceKC) May 25, 2017
The scene by King's Cross where emergency services have been tackling a fire
King's Cross train station is one of the biggest stations in London with thousands of commuters using it each day.