Cable fire under London Street

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Seen a few news stories from london semi-recently in a similar vein.

What exactly is causing it? Is it just ancient cables deteriorating?
 
Kingsway has a disused tram tunnel, and there are some very large underground cold war bunkers and communication tunnels nearby.
 
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Theres at least 3 large generators running by the strand and loads of traffic lights out a far as the embankment,
 
You proberly know the devareux pub then :)
The generators tapped into the sub in Essex st and theres two more running in surrey st
 
So what was the exact cause?

Something collapsed underground and shorted a cable?
 
I doubt we will know the exact cause for some time if ever, fires can be pretty good at destroying the evidence of what started them.
 
Someone said something about gas causing the cables to fault. When I get 5mins I'll get the emails up and read them properly!
 
I think it was the other way round.

The flaring cables damaged the gas pipes.
 

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