Terrorism ruled out in London Olympics blaze

A LARGE blaze destroyed an empty warehouse near the site of the London 2012 Olympics yesterday before more than 70 firefighters brought it under control, the London fire brigade said.

Terrorism ruled out in London Olympics blaze

No one was hurt but the fire produced a thick, dark cloud of smoke that filled the sky over east London.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze but police ruled out terrorist activity. “Not at all,” said a police spokesman. “It’s a fire — a very large fire.”

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