More than 70 emergency calls were received by the control room from about 16:30 BST, and personnel from Mitcham, Wallington and Norbury stations were sent to the scene. <\/p>\n
Passengers hoping to travel through Mitcham Junction should check the status of their trains as the railway remains affected by the fire and some services have been cancelled.<\/p>\n
Road closures have also been put in place on London Road and Carshalton Road at the junctions of Willow Lane, Goat Road and Hackbridge Road.<\/p>\n
Station Commander Jim Berry, who attended the scene, said: “Firefighters have worked hard this evening and have now brought this fire in Mitcham under control.<\/p>\n
“Firefighting operations will continue overnight as crews fully extinguish the fire and dampen down hotspots, so please continue to avoid the area if you can.”<\/p>\n
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