Van engulfed in flames outside St Pancras with travellers told to 'avoid area'

Passengers have been evacuated from one of Britain's busiest stations after a van caught fire- with flames destroying the vehicle as smoke blazed over London. Onlookers watched as crews tackled the fireball outside St Pancras rail station this morning - as travellers were told to stay away. Police were on the scene but Scotland Yard said the London Fire Brigade was leading, after the unexplained blaze reported shortly after 10am today. The fire has since been extinguished but fire officials said crews remained at the site, 'dousing off' the area around the vehicle described as being 'destroyed'. The London Fire Brigade said: 'We were called to one van alight outside St Pancras train station on Midland Road. 'We were called at 1017 and the incident was under control by 1101. The van was completely destroyed by the blaze.