Footage of emergency services working and traffic passing through massive blackouts across central London, UK on Wednesday night after a huge underground fire.

Scores were evacuated and 5,000 reportedly left without power after underground power cables beneath Kingsway in Holborn caught light - with smoke continuing to pour through vents late into the night.

Footage of emergency services working and traffic passing through massive blackouts across central London, UK on Wednesday night after a huge underground fire.

Scores were evacuated and 5,000 reportedly left without power after underground power cables beneath Kingsway in Holborn caught light - with smoke continuing to pour through vents late into the night.