Blaze at Cutty Sark being investigated
The cause of a fire on the Cutty Sark is being investigated by London Fire Brigade.
Fire crews attend 'small fire' on the Cutty Sark
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.
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