A theme park in Surrey has been forced to close after fire broke out in a cafe and spread to an attraction.
London Fire Brigade said the alert was raised at Chessington World of Adventures just after 08:30 GMT.
In a statement, the theme park said the fire started before the attraction opened and no-one was injured.
The fire service said the blaze was near the zoo and all the animals had been moved to a safe place.
'Park immediately cleared'The fire was brought under control by about 11:20 GMT.
A statement posted on the park's website said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, Chessington will be closed today."
"If you had tickets booked for today they will be valid for another day in the future."
The park said emergency procedures were immediately put into operation when the blaze broke out, with fire engines on the scene within minutes.
"The theme park and zoo were closed at the time of this incident and therefore no guests were involved," it added.
"All staff areas were immediately evacuated and all staff and animals are safe and well."
The park said fire crews remained on site, and managers and the fire service would be investigating the blaze.
'No animals hurt'London Fire Brigade said about 40 firefighters attended the scene, where the fire had affected a cafe and part of an attraction and covered an area of 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft).
End Quote Craig Carter Station managerThere were a lot of flames and the area was quite smoky when we arrived"
There were no details of which ride or attraction was affected.
Station manager Craig Carter said: "There were a lot of flames and the area was quite smoky when we arrived.
"Luckily it doesn't seem like anyone has been involved or injured."
No animal injuries had been reported, he added.
The Metropolitan Police said officers had set up cordons and road closures in the area.
Information on the theme park's ticket line said Chessington was now mainly closed but was open for "festive zoo days", which ran from December to 5 January.
Leatherhead Road was closed but has since reopened, police said.
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