Smoke pours out of building next to Old Bailey as explosions heard

The Old Bailey has been evacuated after reports of explosions nearby, with smoke seen pouring from a building next door.

London Fire Brigade said they had been called to smoke issuing from the Central Criminal Court. Seven fire engines and 25 firefighters have been dispatched and are on the scene.

The Recorder of London, Mark Lucraft KC, told The Independent staff inside court heard several loud bangs and saw black billowing smoke from a suspected fire in a power substation at the back of the court building.

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