Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services

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Huge fire breaks out on industrial estate near Wembley stadium London Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services About 125 firefighters tackle blaze at Neasden waste facility as nearby Amazon warehouse is evacuated

Prefer the Guardian on Google A large fire broke out at a waste facility close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London, disrupting tube and train lines in the area.

Twenty fire engines and about 125 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at a mixed-waste facility on an industrial estate in Neasden, less than a mile from the venue.

There was no service on the entire Metropolitan line, which runs close to the blaze, and no service between Wembley Park and West Hampstead on the Jubilee line, with severe delays on the rest of the line, Transport for London said.

View image in fullscreen About 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze. Photograph: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu/Getty Images A nearby Amazon warehouse, separate from the industrial unit involved, was evacuated, according to PA Media.