Fire at Euston caused travel problems for Liverpool rail users

Rush hour commuters in Liverpool heading down to London faced delays after a fire caused widespread disruption at one of London's busiest transport terminals.

Trains were cancelled going in and out of the station after a blaze next to the track near South Hampstead triggered a power cut.

The blaze affected customers on Midland, Virgin and Southern trains, connecting the hub with large areas of the country.

The fire also took out a stretch of the London Overground line between Euston and Harrow Wealdstone.

In a statement, Network Rail said: "No trains are running in or out of London Euston due to a line side fire near South Hampstead which has damaged signalling equipment."

"Network Rail has engineers on site trying to restore services as soon as possible."

"As a result of the fire, the power supply to Euston station was temporarily cut."

"This led to the evacuation of the station.''