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| Fire at London’s Olympic stadium | Fire at London’s Olympic stadium |
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| A fire at the Olympic stadium sent smoke billowing over the east London landmark on Wednesday morning. | A fire at the Olympic stadium sent smoke billowing over the east London landmark on Wednesday morning. |
| Fire crews were called after a van inside the stadium caught light, a spokeswoman for London Fire Brigade said. | Fire crews were called after a van inside the stadium caught light, a spokeswoman for London Fire Brigade said. |
| The blaze was bought under control shortly after dawn. | The blaze was bought under control shortly after dawn. |
| “There was a fire in a van and they have received a stop,” a spokeswoman said. | “There was a fire in a van and they have received a stop,” a spokeswoman said. |
| A Twitter image from inside the stadium, which has since been removed from the network, showed the remains of a construction van on the pitch area of the stadium. The vehicle was still smouldering when the photograph was taken. It was parked next to a charred shipping container, as a fireman surveyed the scene. | |
| Pictures of smoke from the stadium were also quick to circulate on social media. | |
| The Olympic stadium appears to be on fire. Oh dear. @bbcbreaking @londonfire #stratford #stadium pic.twitter.com/2f9k9TEIt2 | The Olympic stadium appears to be on fire. Oh dear. @bbcbreaking @londonfire #stratford #stadium pic.twitter.com/2f9k9TEIt2 |
| Fire in the Olympic Stadium!! Fire engines enroute @BBCBreaking @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/h7HOuMS71D | Fire in the Olympic Stadium!! Fire engines enroute @BBCBreaking @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/h7HOuMS71D |
| A spokeswoman for the venue said: “It was a very minor incident. | A spokeswoman for the venue said: “It was a very minor incident. |
| “London Fire Brigade attended and the stadium was evacuated. Now everyone is back to work.” | “London Fire Brigade attended and the stadium was evacuated. Now everyone is back to work.” |