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The Blackwall Tunnel is to re-open within the hour - despite earlier claims it would be closed until Wednesday.
A people carrier caught fire on Sunday afternoon, prompting the complete closure of the river crossing.
A fire near the Blackwall Tunnel has caused gridlock on roads across south east London.
The northbound section of the tunnel will remain closed until at least Wednesday following the incident on Sunday afternoon when a vehicle caught fire 100 metres south of the crossing.
A sauna in one of the Wharf's most luxurious developments was "destroyed" in a fire at the weekend.
Around 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines battled the blaze, which broke out on the third floor of Pan Peninsula's six-floor residents-only leisure complex at just before 8.20am on Saturday.
Around 20 people were evacuated from a Poplar flat during a fire on Sunday.
Fire crews from Millwall and surrounding stations were called to the four-storey building in Tiller Road at 10.25pm. The team of eight fire engines and 40 firefighters had the blaze under control by 1.08am, with damage limited to a quarter of the roof and a small part of the third floor.
BLUNDERING security guards have been partly blamed for the fire that ripped through Greenwich's Cutty Sark last year.
A joint investigation into last May's blaze revealed an industrial vacuum cleaner is likely to have been responsible for the damage to the historic tea clipper.
But senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp David Garwood also pointed the finger at the two night security guards patrolling the site that evening.
Fires on the Isle of Dogs have left residents fearful their homes could be a target for arsonists in the future.
A DISUSED Isle of Dogs pub was damaged by fire late on Sunday, despite being next door to Millwall fire station.
Four engines crewed by 20 firefighters were called to the blaze at the Anchor and Hope on Westferry Road at 9.53pm and had the fire under control by 11.24pm. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
THIS is the first picture of a devastating fire on the Isle of Dogs.
Fire officers are investigating the blaze at a derelict vicarage at Strafford Street in Millwall.
POPLAR firefighters tackled a blaze opposite Mudchute DLR yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.
Fire chiefs are unsure how the grassland fire started at around 4pm.
The firefighters were caught on camera by Canary Wharf worker Robin Tudge.
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