A huge explosion has rocked residents in East London and filled the sky with smoke - as firefighters rush to the site of a pre-planned blast.
The site, understood to be on Dock Road, Silvertown, was planned to be used for a filmed explosion on Saturday evening.It is unknown whether the set piece went off as planned or not.Reports of an explosion in Greenwich were first shared on social media just before 8pm on Saturday.Pictures of a large plume of smoke appearing to come from the East India Quay area were also shared.Flames could be seen from a distance inside a building on the north bank of the River Thames in east London.
But despite panicked posts by people who heard the blast, police later confirmed that the flames were part of a pre-planned set piece for film crews in the area.The Newham branch of the Metropolitan Police wrote on X: "We are aware of reports of explosions being heard in the vicinity of the O2 in Greenwich. "This was part of a pre-planned filming event in the Canning Town E16 area."There is no risk to the public".
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