Huge plumes of black smoke rose above Elephant and Castle as a fire destroyed a lorry on Saturday.
Baffled onlookers watched as firefighters descended on Crampton Street at around 7.26pm – and battled the fire for over one hour and a half until 9.03pm on Saturday, April 29.
Big fire in Elephant and Castle pic.twitter.com/iiUoSuc82G
— Jon D Barker ??????? (@JonDBarker) April 29, 2023
As well as the destroyed lorry, two industrial units and a block of flats were damaged by the fire.
The London Fire Brigade said it received 72 calls relating to the incident.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Social media was awash with photos and footage of the incident.
The elephant and castle fire looks dramatic ? pic.twitter.com/X40YsiYhG1
— dave (@isntdave) April 29, 2023
One person tweeted: “you can see the fire in elephant and castle from the rooftop bar im at oh lawd”.
“Elephant and Castle filling with smoke from a fire somewhere in Walworth. Hope people are ok,” wrote another.
Crews from Lambeth, Old Kent Road and surrounding fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and Metropolitan Police.