News | LondonDalston Junction fire: 250 passengers cleared from station during rush hour fire alertFire: A shed caught alight yards from Dalston Junction causing the station to be evacuatedAllen ClarkeJamie Bullen6 June 2016Dalston Junction station was evacuated at the height of rush hour after smoke from a burning shed swamped platforms.About 250 people were cleared from the Overground station just after 8am after an outbuilding caught alight in nearby Ashwin Street.Trains were halted between Highbury & Islington and Shadwell because of the fire, sparking severe delays on the Overground.Services were due to resume at 10.30am.Some passengers mistakenly thought the station was on fire when they smelt smoke on the platforms.While Madeleine Ayers posted: "So turns out Dalston Junction is literally on fire, they really should announce this...so many people waiting."Read MoreEarl's Court fire: Nine rescued as blaze rips through the Rushmore Hotel in west LondonHarold Hill fire: 30 people escape flat blaze as crews battle flames for two hoursShoreditch fire: Huge blaze as two tonnes of rubbish catch fire near Overground stationNabeel Aziz added: "Definite fire @ dalston junction. I smelt it."Bruna Zanin wrote: "Hi @LDNOverground I've been waiting to get in Dalston Junction station but it's been closed. What's happening?"Three fire engines spent more than hour battling the blaze in which the shed was completely destroyed.No injuries were reported.MORE ABOUTDalston JunctionFiretrains
