A fire broke out at East Croydon station in the early hours of this morning
Firefighters tackled flames at East Croydon rail station this morning.
The fire broke out at around 1.30am after sparks caused by a rail-grinding train passing through the station ignited litter that had blown under a platform.
One crew from Croydon fire station put out the smouldering litter using fire extinguishers. They were at East Croydon station for around an hour.
No trains were disrupted.
Rail-grinding trains are used to remove smoothe worn tracks.
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