Huge flames force Brixton Underground station to close while firefighters tackle blaze

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Brixton London Underground station has been closed after a fire erupted at a nearby storage unit.

A large plume of smoke was seen towering above the shopping street, Electric Avenue, this morning.

Some 70 firefighters were called to the road at 9.40am, with those living near the blaze advised to keep their windows and doors shut.

The fire brigade said Brixton Tube station is ‘temporarily closed’ due to ‘smoke travel’, while Stockwell Tube station is exit-only as the final part of the line is closed.

Firefighters pictured at the scene on Electric Avenue in Brixton, London, following a fire which appears to have started in a storage area behind the busy shopping street.
Firefighters at the scene on Electric Avenue (Picture: David Lynch/PA Wire)
Firefighters at the scene on Electric Avenue in Brixton, London, following a fire which appears to have started in a storage area behind the busy shopping street. Picture date: Monday July 7, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: David Lynch/PA Wire
The fire erupted this morning (Picture: David Lynch/PA Wire)
Firefighters at the scene on Electric Avenue in Brixton, London, following a fire which appears to have started in a storage area behind the busy shopping street. Picture date: Monday July 7, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: David Lynch/PA Wire
Around 70 firefighters are at the scene (Picture: David Lynch/PA Wire)
Firefighters at the scene on Electric Avenue in Brixton, London, following a fire which appears to have started in a storage area behind the busy shopping street. Picture date: Monday July 7, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: David Lynch/PA Wire
The cause of the fire is unclear (Picture: David Lynch/PA Wire)

A witness said at around 11am that the fire seemed to be under control.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

Today’s fire appears to be in the same three-storey building used to store items for Brixton Market which saw another major blaze in 2022.

Footage at the time showed police shouting, ‘Get back,’ as they evacuated the area.

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