Blaze at Cutty Sark being investigated

The Cutty Sark is open to visitors following a fire on the deck this morning. The bookings office told ITV News the vessel was open to the public as normal following a fire shortly after 7.20am.

The 19th Century Ship was devastated by fire in 2007. London Fire Brigade has described today's incident as a "small fire" and said crews had worked quickly to put it out.

The cause of a fire at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich is being investigated - fire crews dealt with a small fire on the historic vessel this morning.

Teams from Greenwich, Lewisham and East Greenwich fire stations attended the scene.

London Fire Brigade confirmed four fire engines and 21 firefighters dealt with the blaze. A small part of the ship was damaged by fire.

A small fire broke out in the decking of the Cutty Sark this morning.

London Fire Brigade told ITV News the decking and timbers were on fire on Deck 3. They we called just after 7.20am and the fire is now out.

The brigade tweeted that they had got the blaze under control "very quickly" and had carried out salvage work on the ship.

Residents in Greenwich where the ship is located tweeted pictures of the incident.