'Explosions' heard after huge blaze breaks out at bus depot in Orpington

Firefighters have been battled a huge blaze at a bus depot in south-east London.

“Huge” explosions could be heard after the fire broke out at the garage at Farnborough Hill, Orpington.

Locals reported hearing several loud bangs as at least 11 buses were engulfed in flames in the early hours of Thursday morning.

One wrote on Twitter: “Woken up by 10 huge explosions and what looks like a big fire near Sevenoaks road in Orpington.”

London Fire Brigade said dozens of firefighters were “working hard” to tackle the blaze after being called to the scene at 3.36am.

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“Around 60 firefighters are dealing with a bus depot that is alight on Farnborough Hill, Orpington, the brigade said.

“Eleven buses are alight and Brigade control officers have taken around 40 calls to the incident which is very visible.

“Firefighters are working hard to tackle the blaze but travel in that area will be difficult due to the number of appliances in attendance, avoid the area if you can.”

It said eight fire engines had attended from stations including Orpington, Bromley, Sidcup and Biggin Hill.