Londoners have been left terrified after a set inferno raged out of control just yards from London's O2 Arena - with thick smoke and explosions spreading panic across the local community.<br /><br />The fire brigade was called in to bring the blaze under control after the 'pre-planned' stunt went wrong - as residents complained that it was like a 'bomb' or even an 'earthquake'.<br /><br />Videos from the scene show flames and huge black clouds swirling above the iconic London venue - with onlookers saying there were five explosions.<br /><br />London Fire Brigade responded to a fire - involving half of a car and a lorry - after they were called at 7.51 pm.<br /><br />Images from the scene appear to show the vehicles were a burnt-out BBC World News lorry and a police van. <br /><br />Boat engineers working on the River Thames when the explosion happened said it sounded like a 'massive bomb going off'.<br /><br />Michael Weston, 56, told Mail Online: 'It was incredibly loud. I thought it was going to burst my eardrums.<br /><br /><br />'Apparently, a load of gas canisters exploded. I thought I was going to have a heart attack.<br /><br />'It sounded like a bomb going off.'<br /><br />Four fire engines and 25 firefighters rushed to tackle the blaze at an open-air yard on Dock Road in Silvertown - and could not confirm whether or not it was a film crew. <br /><br />They have since confirmed that it is under control - with no reports of any injuries. <br /><br />The brigade said: 'The fire in Silvertown followed a controlled explosion at a film set which spread out of control. <br /><br />'Firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the fire, which is now under control. Crews will remain on scene for the remainder of the evening.'<br /><br />Onlookers said the lorry which caught on fire in central London near the city's O2 Arena was '100% a BBC World News' truck which 'exploded five times'.<br /><br />An onlooker, 42, said he hoped it was a controlled intentional fire, which was part of filming near East India Dock in London at around 8 pm tonight.<br /><br />The man, who works in set design, said filming often happens in the area for series like Married at First Sight.<br /><br />But he said he noticed the BBC truck before it caught fire because it was less common for the channel to film in the area.<br /><br />He said he was certain the vehicle which caught fire and exploded was a 'red mobile editing' vehicle which said 'BBC World News' on the side.<br /><br />He said: 'It was a BBC camera truck where they do the editing - the mobile trucks that follow the teams around.<br /><br />'They were doing filming here. We saw them. The BBC doesn't do filming here usually, so I noticed it. I saw 'BBC World News' on the side of it and it was red.<br /><br />'I'm 100% sure. At first, I wasn't sure if it was an accident or part of something they were filming - I'm still not. It exploded about five times.'<br /><br />BBC News confirmed that they were not involved. A spokesman said: 'There is no BBC News involvement in the events of this evening in docklands.'<br /><br />A spokesperson for the Met Police confirmed it was a 'pre-planned filming event in the Canning Town area', and ther
