Crews tackle London market blaze

Up to 100 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that is spreading
rapidly through London's famous Camden Market. There are no reports of
casualties so far but London Fire Brigade said people were reported
trapped in the fire. Firefighters were alerted at about 7.20pm to a
blaze at the north side of the market, on Chalk Farm Road. Police have
sealed off roads near the blaze and some houses and flats are being
evacuated. Reports from the scene say the fire is spreading quickly
and has consumed part of the Hawley Arms, a popular Camden pub which
is frequented by celebrities including singer Amy Winehouse.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7237119.stm

Quote of interest:
"The fire has jumped over the Silverlink railway and the railway
bridge has been pretty well scorched."

Apart from it being London Overground now - I wonder what massive long-
lasting disruptions it will mean for LO?

On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 14:02:26 -0800 (PST), alex_t
wrote:

Crews tackle London market blaze

[snip]
Apart from it being London Overground now - I wonder what massive long-
lasting disruptions it will mean for LO?

Appears to have shut down most of the Overground network barring Gospel
Oak - Barking. Also the main line into Euston for a while although that
has reopened.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

On 9 Feb, 22:02, alex_t wrote:
Crews tackle London market blaze

Up to 100 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that is spreading
rapidly through London's famous Camden Market. There are no reports of
casualties so far but London Fire Brigade said people were reported
trapped in the fire. Firefighters were alerted at about 7.20pm to a
blaze at the north side of the market, on Chalk Farm Road. Police have
sealed off roads near the blaze and some houses and flats are being
evacuated. Reports from the scene say the fire is spreading quickly
and has consumed part of the Hawley Arms, a popular Camden pub which
is frequented by celebrities including singer Amy Winehouse.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7237119.stm

Quote of interest:
"The fire has jumped over the Silverlink railway and the railway
bridge has been pretty well scorched."

Apart from it being London Overground now - I wonder what massive long-
lasting disruptions it will mean for LO?

Reporting very nearly from the scene (ie waiting for a bus home), I
can tell you the bridge effected is the Primrose Hill link and not
part of the North London Line itself, which is completely unaffected.

U

Reporting very nearly from the scene (ie waiting for a bus home), I
can tell you the bridge effected is the Primrose Hill link and not
part of the North London Line itself, which is completely unaffected.

Good news! Phew, I got worried for a while!
If it were to be NLL, I could easily imagine Overground being split in
Camden, probably meaning no service to Stratford for months.

Can't wait for the update in your blog! ;-)

alex_t wrote:
Reporting very nearly from the scene (ie waiting for a bus home), I
can tell you the bridge effected is the Primrose Hill link and not
part of the North London Line itself, which is completely
unaffected.

Good news! Phew, I got worried for a while!
If it were to be NLL, I could easily imagine Overground being split
in Camden, probably meaning no service to Stratford for months.

Can't wait for the update in your blog! ;-)

TfL are still reporting at 01:00 no trains Richmond-Stratford, Willesden
J - Clapham J, Willesden J - Euston. National Rail site says that
services to/from Euston resumed at 22:20.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On Feb 9, 10:02 pm, alex_t wrote:
Crews tackle London market blaze

Up to 100 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that is spreading
rapidly through London's famous Camden Market. There are no reports of
casualties so far but London Fire Brigade said people were reported
trapped in the fire. Firefighters were alerted at about 7.20pm to a
blaze at the north side of the market, on Chalk Farm Road. Police have
sealed off roads near the blaze and some houses and flats are being
evacuated. Reports from the scene say the fire is spreading quickly
and has consumed part of the Hawley Arms, a popular Camden pub which
is frequented by celebrities including singer Amy Winehouse.

A report that just gets better and better and better.
Who wants to meet up to leap in the air and high-5?!

In article ,
Offramp wrote:
On Feb 9, 10:02 pm, alex_t wrote:
Crews tackle London market blaze

Up to 100 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that is spreading
rapidly through London's famous Camden Market. There are no reports of
casualties so far but London Fire Brigade said people were reported
trapped in the fire. Firefighters were alerted at about 7.20pm to a
blaze at the north side of the market, on Chalk Farm Road. Police have
sealed off roads near the blaze and some houses and flats are being
evacuated. Reports from the scene say the fire is spreading quickly
and has consumed part of the Hawley Arms, a popular Camden pub which
is frequented by celebrities including singer Amy Winehouse.

A report that just gets better and better and better.
Who wants to meet up to leap in the air and high-5?!

Do I understand right - the fire is at the other end from that proposed
for redevelopment ? I hope so otherwise it might be depressingly
convenient for the developers. It will still take some rebuilding,
especially to keep the atmosphere that people visit Camden for :-(

Nick
--
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"The Internet, a sort of ersatz counterfeit of real life"
-- Janet Street-Porter, BBC2, 19th March 1996

On 10 Feb, 22:09, Nick Leverton wrote:
Do I understand right - the fire is at the other end from that proposed
for redevelopment ? *I hope so otherwise it might be depressingly
convenient for the developers. *It will still take some rebuilding,
especially to keep the atmosphere that people visit Camden for :-(

Yes. The Canal Market was probably the least visited and least
important one. The tube station redevelopment is a long way south and
gets rid of Buck Street Market, which is the most touristy one -
mostly identical stalls telling t-shirts for edgy 14 year olds. The
other markets are much more interesting.

(btw If you're a fan of TfL arson conspiracy theories, check this
ranty one-note blog:
http://opendalston.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html
)

U

--
http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/
A blog about transport projects in London

On Feb 10, 10:09 pm, Nick Leverton wrote:
In article ,



Offramp wrote:
On Feb 9, 10:02 pm, alex_t wrote:
Crews tackle London market blaze

Up to 100 firefighters are tackling a major blaze that is spreading
rapidly through London's famous Camden Market. There are no reports of
casualties so far but London Fire Brigade said people were reported
trapped in the fire. Firefighters were alerted at about 7.20pm to a
blaze at the north side of the market, on Chalk Farm Road. Police have
sealed off roads near the blaze and some houses and flats are being
evacuated. Reports from the scene say the fire is spreading quickly
and has consumed part of the Hawley Arms, a popular Camden pub which
is frequented by celebrities including singer Amy Winehouse.

A report that just gets better and better and better.
Who wants to meet up to leap in the air and high-5?!

Do I understand right - the fire is at the other end from that proposed
for redevelopment ? I hope so otherwise it might be depressingly
convenient for the developers. It will still take some rebuilding,
especially to keep the atmosphere that people visit Camden for :-(

Hi-5!!

On 10 Feb, 01:03, "Richard J." wrote:
Reporting very nearly from the scene (ie waiting for a bus home), I
can tell you the bridge effected is the Primrose Hill link and not
part of the North London Line itself, which is completely
unaffected.

Good news! Phew, I got worried for a while!
If it were to be NLL, I could easily imagine Overground being split
in Camden, probably meaning no service to Stratford for months.

Can't wait for the update in your blog! ;-)

TfL are still reporting at 01:00 no trains Richmond-Stratford, Willesden
J - Clapham J, Willesden J - Euston. National Rail site says that
services to/from Euston resumed at 22:20.

In latest fire-related-chaos news, this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm
led to this:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...y.html#current

Inadequate satnav?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org