More than 100 firefighters tackle railway embankment blaze in east London
Fire in Walthamstow producing a ‘significant amount of smoke’, says London fire brigade
More than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a railway embankment in east London.
Twenty-five fire engines and about 125 firefighters were called to the incident near Vallentin Road in Walthamstow.
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