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Sunday, 2 June, 2002, 18:44 GMT 19:44 UK
Fire at Buckingham Palace
The smoke is rising over London
Part of Buckingham Palace is on fire, forcing officials to evacuate the building in the middle of four days of celebrations to honour the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The scale of the incident is not clear but it has been confirmed that no-one from the Royal family was inside.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the fire had broken in the loft of the West Terrace at 1841 BST. He added that as far as he knew nobody was injured in the fire.
Fire engines have arrived at the Palace
The Palace and the grounds are being evacuated, including hundreds of workers preparing for Monday's Jubilee pop concert.
A massive music auditorium with stage and stands had been constructed in the garden and rehearsals were under way when the fire was spotted.
Queen guitarist Brian May said he had been about to rehearse with Joe Cocker when the evacuation began.
He told BBC News 24: "It was all going extremely well ... then everything ground to a halt.
"We've all been herded to this area by the tennis courts. Everyone's quite calm - it takes as long as it takes."
He said the fire had not affected high spirits and described the scene as an "enormous crowd of extremely famous people all sitting around on the lawn and chatting".
'Precautionary measure'
TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston told BBC News 24 that everyone "was cleared away very safely".
Emergency vehicles have arrived at the scene.
Flames could be seen coming out of the roof as the fire began to take hold.
Fire fighters wearing breathing apparatus clambered on to the roof of the West Terrace, directing hoses towards the centre of the fire.
A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace said: "The fire brigade are currently assessing the situation and the Palace has been evacuated as a precautionary measure."
Windsor fire
Crowds outside the Palace are being moved down the Mall by police.
A spokesman for the Golden Jubilee office told BBC News Online it was "far, far too early to say" whether the pop concert at the palace would be disrupted or even cancelled.
"Clearly the important thing from our point of view is to be guided by police and the London fire brigade."
He was unable to confirm how many Jubilee workers and stars had been evacuated.
It is 10 years since much of Windsor Castle was destroyed by fire.
More than 100 rooms, covering an area of 7,000 square metres, were damaged in the blaze, which is thought to have been started by a spotlight shining on a curtain.
Fire at Buckingham Palace
The smoke is rising over London
Part of Buckingham Palace is on fire, forcing officials to evacuate the building in the middle of four days of celebrations to honour the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The scale of the incident is not clear but it has been confirmed that no-one from the Royal family was inside.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the fire had broken in the loft of the West Terrace at 1841 BST. He added that as far as he knew nobody was injured in the fire.
Fire engines have arrived at the Palace
The Palace and the grounds are being evacuated, including hundreds of workers preparing for Monday's Jubilee pop concert.
A massive music auditorium with stage and stands had been constructed in the garden and rehearsals were under way when the fire was spotted.
Queen guitarist Brian May said he had been about to rehearse with Joe Cocker when the evacuation began.
He told BBC News 24: "It was all going extremely well ... then everything ground to a halt.
"We've all been herded to this area by the tennis courts. Everyone's quite calm - it takes as long as it takes."
He said the fire had not affected high spirits and described the scene as an "enormous crowd of extremely famous people all sitting around on the lawn and chatting".
'Precautionary measure'
TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston told BBC News 24 that everyone "was cleared away very safely".
Emergency vehicles have arrived at the scene.
Flames could be seen coming out of the roof as the fire began to take hold.
Fire fighters wearing breathing apparatus clambered on to the roof of the West Terrace, directing hoses towards the centre of the fire.
A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace said: "The fire brigade are currently assessing the situation and the Palace has been evacuated as a precautionary measure."
Windsor fire
Crowds outside the Palace are being moved down the Mall by police.
A spokesman for the Golden Jubilee office told BBC News Online it was "far, far too early to say" whether the pop concert at the palace would be disrupted or even cancelled.
"Clearly the important thing from our point of view is to be guided by police and the London fire brigade."
He was unable to confirm how many Jubilee workers and stars had been evacuated.
It is 10 years since much of Windsor Castle was destroyed by fire.
More than 100 rooms, covering an area of 7,000 square metres, were damaged in the blaze, which is thought to have been started by a spotlight shining on a curtain.
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Buckingham Palace Fire Is Out
The fire at Buckingham Palace has been extinguised. Hundreds of people were evacuated.
At one stage the blaze cast doubt on the pop concert and firework display due to be staged in the grounds on Monday.
There were 'hundreds' of people at the palace, when the fire started on Sunday afternoon, from pop stars to technicians.
No members of the royal family were resident at the time and there are no reports of any injuries.
The fire broke out at 6.42pm as thousands of people made their way past the palace to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
It is believed the fire started in a corridor between the ballroom and the stateroom. There are 12 fire engines attending the scene.
More to follow...
The fire at Buckingham Palace has been extinguised. Hundreds of people were evacuated.
At one stage the blaze cast doubt on the pop concert and firework display due to be staged in the grounds on Monday.
There were 'hundreds' of people at the palace, when the fire started on Sunday afternoon, from pop stars to technicians.
No members of the royal family were resident at the time and there are no reports of any injuries.
The fire broke out at 6.42pm as thousands of people made their way past the palace to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
It is believed the fire started in a corridor between the ballroom and the stateroom. There are 12 fire engines attending the scene.
More to follow...
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