Fire near Euston station sparks major disruption to UK rail services

Passengers are facing disruption on the rail line between London and Watford Junction

Firefighters are tackling a blaze near the railway line in Camden (London Fire Brigade)

A fire at a building close to London’s Euston station is causing major disruption to rail services between the capital and several other UK cities.

National Rail Enquiries said the West Coast Main Line is blocked between London Euston and Watford Junction because of the blaze in Camden, north London.

Passengers are facing cancellations and delays of up to one hour due to the fire, which broke out near the railway line.

London Fire Brigade said it was first alerted to the fire at a single-storey commercial building at 9:31am on Friday. It has sent 10 fire engines and about 70 firefighters to the scene on Regent’s Park Road.

The blaze is causing disruption to Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, London Overground and Southern services.

Avanti West Coast services to London are reportedly being held at stations as far as Warrington, Cheshire.

Affected passengers are able to use their tickets on certain alternative routes.

In a statement on its website, National Rail said: ‘The fire brigade dealing with an incident near the railway between London Euston and Watford Junction means that some lines are blocked.

‘As a result, trains running between Clapham Junction / London Euston and Watford Junction, between Richmond / Clapham Junction and Stratford (London) and also between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.’

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