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Police declare major incident over central London electrical fire

More than 2,000 people were evacuated from Kingsway in Holborn on Wednesday while firefighters tackled the electrical fire, which started among cables.

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Power supplies in Holborn 'have been interrupted'

Teams of UK Power Networks engineers are currently on site at an incident in Kingsway.

Power supplies in the area have been interrupted and as soon as we can gain access, we will work to restore electricity as quickly as is safely possible.

We will also help the emergency services investigate the cause.

– UK Power Network

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