First published Oct 10, 2026, 1:34:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 10, 2026, 1:34:15 PM UTC

Fire road disruption — [A4] KNIGHTSBRIDGE (SW1X ,SW3 ,SW7 ,W1J ) (Kensington & Chelsea,Westminster)

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A building fire has closed two westbound lanes on the A4 at Knightsbridge. Traffic is stationary at Knightsbridge, with delays also reported on nearby roads.

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Affected location: Knightsbridge

Illustrative image: Knightsbridge Fire Station (to the left) and the original Knightsbridge tube station building (to the right) in Basil Street, Kensington and Chelsea, London. At the time of this photograph, the fire station was still operational, but it was to close in 2014, and has now been converted to mixed use development. The tube station building, on the other hand, closed in the 1930s when its lifts were replaced with escalators, but reopened in 2025 as a new accessible entrance to the station using the e — Whatlep/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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The closure and reported traffic delays affect travel through Knightsbridge.

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