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Elephant and Castle fire live: Six people treated after explosion

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  • 🔥 A huge fire has broken out in arches near a railway station in south London - with witnesses reporting seeing a 'fireball explosion'
  • 🔥 The Metropolitan Police said a number of evacuations took place. The incident is not believed to be terror related
  • 🔥 Six people have been treated for smoke inhalation
  • 🔥 The LFB said three commercial units underneath the railway arches were alight, along with four cars and a telephone box nearby, urging people to avoid the area and keep windows and doors closed
  • 🔥 Follow live updates below

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