Videos show fire and billowing smoke near busy rail station in London

• Videos show a fire near London's Elephant and Castle station.
• London Fire Brigade said the fire was at railways arches near the station, rather than inside.
• The fire was brought under control by 3.33 p.m. local time, according to the Fire Brigade.

Videos showed fire and smoke near London's Elephant and Castle railway station Monday afternoon that prompted a large emergency response.

London Fire Brigade said on Twitter that the imagery showed a fire at railway arches near the station. The station itself was evacuated, Station Commander James Ryan said in a statement.

The Fire Brigade shared videos on Twitter:

In its statement, the Fire Brigade said it was first called out at 1:43 p.m. local time. It said it did not know the cause of the fire.

The blaze spread to three commercial units underneath the railway arches, as well as six cars and a telephone booth, the Fire Brigade said in its statement. It brought the fire under control by 3.33 p.m. local time, it said.

Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters from at least four stations were at the scene, according to the Fire Brigade, who urged people to stay away and shut their doors and windows.

A man was treated at the scene, the Fire Brigade said. Police said officers were at the scene, and that they did not believe the fire was due to a terror attack.

The south London station is on the Northern and Bakerloo lines of the London Underground, and also has overground rail connections to other parts of the city and its suburbs.