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East London Warehouse Burns

Blaze at Olympic site sends dense plume of smoke lover city

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(Newser) – A giant blaze broke out at an abandoned London warehouse on the site of the 2012 Olympic games today, sending a huge column of black smoke over the city. Fire crews reported no casualties and authorities have found no evidence linking the incident to a terrorist attack. Officials said it was believed to have been caused by burning diesel fuel, CNN reports.

"The sky overhead is totally overcast. It's like twilight round here," one resident told CNN. The blaze started at 7:15 ET in an industrial zone of the city in an area currently under renovation in preparation for the Olympics. 

Smoke from a fire in east London dominates the Canary Wharf complex, which houses newspaper and major financial institutions, as it drifts across the city, in London Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. A fire in an east London warehouse sent a column of black smoke over the British capital, which the...
Smoke from a fire in east London dominates the Canary Wharf complex, which houses newspaper and major financial institutions, as it drifts across the city, in London Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. A fire in...   (Associated Press)
A man carrying a child look towards the smoke from a fire in east London as it drifts across the city, from a hill in south London Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. A fire in an east London warehouse sent a column of black smoke over the British capital Monday. The...
A man carrying a child look towards the smoke from a fire in east London as it drifts across the city, from a hill in south London Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. A fire in an east London warehouse sent a column...   (Associated Press)
Smoke from a fire in the east of the city drifts across the London skyline, including St. Paul's cathedral Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. The fire was located in a warehouse within the construction site for the 2012 Olympics.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Smoke from a fire in the east of the city drifts across the London skyline, including St. Paul's cathedral Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. The fire was located in a warehouse within the construction site for...   (Associated Press)
Smoke from a fire in the east of the city drifts across the London skyline, including St. Paul's cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. The fire was located in a warehouse within the construction site for the 2012 Olympics.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Smoke from a fire in the east of the city drifts across the London skyline, including St. Paul's cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. The fire was located in a warehouse within the...   (Associated Press)
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