As it happened: Large fire at Nottingham railway station

Summary

Fire at Nottingham railway station treated as 'arson' by police
Witnesses describe flames and smoke filling foyer
The fire was announced as out almost 12 hours after it started
Firefighters due to remain overnight to dampen down any hotspots
At its height, 60 firefighters tackled the blaze which broke out at about 6:30
The station roof was dismantled to put out the fire
Fire service believes the blaze started in a station toilet
No trains running in or out of Nottingham
The fire caused disruption on the city's roads and tram network
Updates on Friday 12 January 2018

Live Reporting

Maryam Qaiser, Calum McKenzie, Amy Woodfield and Gavin Bevis

Station fire: Replacement buses are runningpublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Replacement buses are now running from Trent Street.
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Station fire: View from the platformpublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
These photos have come from firefighters inside Nottingham railway station.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Bryn Coleman, incident commander from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The conditions inside the station at this time are quite arduous for our firefighters."
Watch: 'Heat like never before'published at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
John Mills from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service told the BBC the heat coming from the fire at Nottingham Railway Station was the worst some firefighters had ever experienced.
Road reopens after man is Tasered by policepublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
The fire at Nottingham's railway station was not the only thing causing disruption around the city this morning.
Waverley Street in Nottingham was closed in the early hours when a man became unwell when he was Tasered by police.
Nottinghamshire Police said it was used as during an arrest in connection to a knife-point robbery., external
The man was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre and a police officer was also hurt during the incident.
A second man has also been arrested in connection with the robbery.
The incident has been referred to the police watchdog.
It caused severe disruption on the tram network first thing this morning.
Station fire: Sections of the roof to be removedpublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
In the past few minutes we have been told sections of the roof are being removed at Nottingham's railway station.
John Mills, group manager for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "It has been an incredibly demanding incident, our crews have worked very hard to try and contain it.
"We always have as our first priority lives at risk, so it was initially person's reported because this has happened in the midst of rush hour.
"It was a busy time for the station and a busy time for the city."
Station fire: No sign of pollution in River Trentpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
The Environment Agency has confirmed there is no sign of pollution in the River Trent following the blaze at Nottingham's railway station.
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Eyewitness saw 'smoke billowing out of the windows'published at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
BBC News
An eyewitness has described the scene as she arrived at Nottingham's railway station to catch a train to London.
Laurie Marshall said there was "smoke everywhere" in the main concourse.
Station normally expects '16,400 passengers a day'published at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Daniel Wainwright
Data unit - English regions
According to the Department of Transport, 16,400 people would normally arrive in Nottingham by train on a weekday, external - just to put the impact of the station's closure into context.
East Midlands Trains doesn't expect any services to pass through the city today.
Image source, Department for Transport
Those statistics are for autumn 2016.
Station fire: Cars coming out of station car parkpublished at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Hayley Compton
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
Vehicles are now being allowed to leave Nottingham's railway station car park in Queen's Street.
Emergency services are allowing one vehicle out at a time.
Rail users in Beeston warned of 'disruption'published at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editor
Not a welcome sign for passengers trying to get the train from Beeston Railway Station this morning.
Fire service responded to blaze in station toiletspublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The fire service has confirmed it was first alerted to a fire in the toilets at Nottingham Railway Station at 06:30 this morning.
John Mills, who is operational commander for the service, said the flames spread "very quickly".
He said it progressed into voids making it "complex" because they can't now see the orange flames.
He said the fire is still not out.
Station fire: Traffic is clearing around the citypublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Worth noting if you are out and about in Nottingham city centre today.
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MP thanks emergency servicespublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
The Conservative MP for Broxtowe tweets...
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Your comments: Fire at Nottingham railway stationpublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
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Lots of you have been talking about the fire at Nottingham railway station on our Facebook , externalpage.
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Angela Fitzsimons said: "Nottingham station is a beautiful piece of architecture, I hope it's not too badly damaged and all are ok."
Jennifer Cook said: "Well done to all our fire fighters for doing a great job again. I'm pleased to hear everyone safe, passengers and firefighters."
Gill Lydia Page said: "What a relief nobody is injured. Hope those beautiful gates are ok."
Transport police assists fire servicepublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The fire service in Nottinghamshire is getting "support" from the British Transport Police as they deal with a large fire at the railway station.
The force that specialises in policing the railway network has said the station is likely to remain closed all day.
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Rail firm urges 'necessary' travel onlypublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
East Midlands Trains' latest advice for passengers is to only travel "unless it is is absolutely necessary".
The operator adds it is running a rail replacement buss service from the Riverside Retail Park.
Full details can be found here., external
Station fire 'started in a toilet'published at 09:53 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Geeta Pendse
BBC East Midlands Today
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service believe the fire started in a toilet in the new section of the railway station.
The operation is still ongoing and crews are trying to contain the fire within the building.
Fire crews have said their main priority is "dealing with the incident" and "keeping everyone safe".
Nottingham station fire: What we know so farpublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Here is a quick recap of all the information we have so far about this morning's fire:
- Fire crews were called out at around 06:30 to a blaze in the new section of the station.
- Emergency services say everyone has been accounted for and there are no reports of any injuries.
- The fire service has around 60 firefighters tackling the blaze.
- Disruption on all lines in and out of Nottingham is expected to last all day.
- Tickets are being accepted on other lines.
Watch: Fire crews working in 'arduous conditions'published at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
BBC Breakfast
This is the interview earlier with Bryn Coleman from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service in which he described the blaze as "significant".
Station fire: Strong emergency service presencepublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Geeta Pendse
BBC East Midlands Today
There is still a strong emergency service presence at Nottingham's railway station this morning.
The blaze broke out at about 06:20 and there were reports that the foyer was filled with smoke.
There has been one unreported sighting of smoke coming out of a toilet in the platform.
It is fairly quiet now, in the sense that the smoke has now disappeared but there is still travel chaos.
There will be no trains going in and out of Nottingham today.