Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services
A large fire at a mixed-waste facility in Neasden, north-west London, prompted a major emergency response and disrupted Underground and rail services near Wembley Stadium. The incident affected the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines as well as trains to London Marylebone, while a nearby Amazon warehouse was evacuated.
Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters attended after the blaze was reported at 11.36am, with an industrial unit measuring roughly 100 by 150 metres alight. The fire was brought under control by about 5pm, though crews were expected to remain on site and its cause was under investigation; it was London’s third major recycling-centre fire of the summer, amid concern over incorrectly discarded lithium batteries.
- Major waste-facility fire disrupted London transport near Wembley.
- About 125 firefighters tackled the Neasden blaze.
- Cause remains under investigation.
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Neasden is in north-west London, close to Wembley Stadium and served by Underground and rail links. The area includes industrial sites and warehouses, where a fire can affect nearby transport and businesses as well as the site itself.
Mixed-waste facilities sort and process rubbish from different sources. Fires at recycling sites can be difficult to tackle because materials may burn for a long time, and batteries thrown away with ordinary waste can ignite if damaged.