As shocked Londoners watched on, a van ‘exploded after’ a fire near Trafalgar Square.
Just before 8pm, police and the fire brigade responded to an initial report that Trafalgar Hotel, near central London, was on fire. However, it turned to be a vehicle fire.
A video shared on social media shows a crowd watching the Admiralty Arch fire before it explodes.
As shocked Londoners watched, a van ‘exploded’ after a fire near Trafalgar Square. The fire brigade and police were dispatched to the scene just before 8pm to investigate a report that the Trafalgar Hotel, near central London, was ablaze. But it turned out that it was a vehicle fire.
A separate clip, shot from the top of a London bus tour bus, showed a different angle. An onlooker shouted: “Oh my God!”
MyLondon was told by a witness: “I could smell it really far away.” Like burning metal.
‘I saw it in the restaurant I was at. My friend and me walked along the road to it, right near the roundabout.
“There was one explosion. The van then started to emit sparks.
More to come.