A fire at the Olympic stadium sent smoke billowing over the east London landmark on Wednesday morning.
Fire crews were called after a van inside the stadium caught light, London Fire Brigade said.
The blaze was bought under control shortly after dawn.
“There was a fire in a van and they have received a stop,” a spokeswoman said.
A Twitter image from inside the stadium, which has since been removed from the network, showed the remains of a construction van on the pitch area of the stadium. The vehicle was still smouldering when the photograph was taken. It was parked next to a charred shipping container, as a fireman surveyed the scene.
Pictures of smoke from the stadium were also quick to circulate on social media.
The Olympic stadium appears to be on fire. Oh dear. @bbcbreaking @londonfire #stratford #stadium pic.twitter.com/2f9k9TEIt2
— Adam Rivers (@gamblingecon) October 29, 2014
Fire in the Olympic Stadium!! Fire engines enroute @BBCBreaking @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/h7HOuMS71D
— Sarah Nadif (@PR_Nadif) October 29, 2014
A spokeswoman for the venue said: “It was a very minor incident.
“London Fire Brigade attended and the stadium was evacuated. Now everyone is back to work.”
