{"id":503900,"date":"2025-10-16T10:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/503900\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:22:15","slug":"mile-end-trains-cancelled-after-fire-forces-fenchurch-street-station-to-close-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/503900\/","title":{"rendered":"Mile End: Trains cancelled after fire forces Fenchurch Street Station to close | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270423701-c455.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24440542\" alt=\"Firefighters are tackling a fire in a commercial unit, located beneath a railway arch in #MileEnd. Use of the trainline has been suspended as crews respond, and services on @c2c_Rail will be heavily impacted.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tDozens of firefighters battled to control the blaze which ripped through a commercial unit located beneath a railway arch near Rhodeswell Road, Mile End (Picture: London Fire Brigade)<\/p>\n<p><strong>A train station has been closed after a huge fire broke out in east <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dozens of firefighters battled to control the blaze which ripped through a commercial unit located beneath a railway arch near Rhodeswell Road, Mile End.<\/p>\n<p>As a precaution, the train line running into Fenchurch Street Station has been suspended, and commuters are advised to check with c2c for updates on rail services.<\/p>\n<p>In more morning travel misery, TfL says trains District line trains are not stopping at Westminster station due to flooding on the platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Mile End commercial unit, used as a car workshop, caught fire early this morning and was eventually brought under control just before 6am.<\/p>\n<p>The fire is now under control, the London Fire Brigade confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters will remain on scene into the morning, working to extinguish remaining pockets of fire.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is not yet known and there are no reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were first called to the scene just before 4am, the LFB confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews from Poplar, Millwall, Shadwell and nearby stations attended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/16\/trains-cancelled-just-rush-hour-fire-forces-fenchurch-street-station-close-24440563\/mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/16\/met-pc-called-woman-a-daft-cow-fare-dodging-arrest-can-keep-job-24440761\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Met PC who called woman a \u2018daft cow\u2019 during fare dodging arrest can keep his job<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/16\/london-area-branded-a-complete-toilet-get-huge-revamp-24435499\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London area branded \u2018a complete toilet\u2019 to get huge revamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/15\/phone-scam-kingpin-london-properties-worth-100-000-000-seized-bitcoin-bust-24437613\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Phone scam kingpin\u2019 has London properties worth more than \u00a3100,000,000 seized in bitcoin bust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Diaspora Dish<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re cooking up something magical&#8230; 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