Firefighters were called to reports of explosions near the O2 Centre in London – which was part of a “pre-planned filming event” but “spread out of control”.
There is no risk to the public, police say, while the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the scene was under control by 9.02pm, little more than an hour after they were called.
“Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at an open-air yard on Dock Road in Silvertown,” LFB said.
“One van was destroyed by the fire and most of a car and lorry were damaged by the fire. There are currently no reports of any injuries.”
Firefighters will remain at the scene for the rest of the evening.
“The fire in Silvertown followed a controlled explosion at a film set which spread out of control,” the LFB added on social media.
The local police force, Newham MPS, posted on X that they were “aware of reports of explosions being heard in the vicinity of the O2 in Greenwich”.
“This was part of a pre-planned filming event in the Canning Town E16 area,” they added.
“There is no risk to the public.”
One user on X, who captured one of the explosions on video, said there was a rave happening nearby so he thought the sounds were fireworks.
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“There were two small explosions before the fire started,” he added.
“The third explosion was the one on the video… crazy.”
Another said they were playing the video game Fortnite when they saw three “consecutive explosions” near the O2.
“Not what we had planned for a Saturday evening,” they said.