COMMUTERS are being hit with another day of travel chaos in the aftermath of this week's heatwave.

Brits have been ordered to stay away from London King's Cross after all trains were axed while vital repair work is carried out.

It comes after a blaze broke out on the tracks in Bedfordshire, damaging vital signalling equipment.

Stark pictures of the blaze's aftermath show a level crossing after it was melted in the raging inferno.

London St Pancras also suffered mass cancellations -with Eurostar passengers hit with huge delays after a power failure in Lille.

In Euston station, some two dozen services were cancelled or delayed after the blaze in Bedfordshire.

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Meanwhile in Birmingham New Street station, all trains were cancelled due to damage to overhead cables, leaving passengers stranded.

It comes after the mercury hit 40.3C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, yesterday – making Tuesday the hottest day in Britain since records began.

But it has cooled down today, with thunderstorms and lightning expected to swoop in later on.

London North Eastern Railway told it's passengers: "Today please DO NOT TRAVEL to or from London King's Cross.

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"DO NOT COME TO STATION.

"Due to urgent repairs to the railway between Kings Cross and Peterborough, all lines are blocked."

Network Rail has warned there will be no direct trains running between London and Scotland following significant heatwave damage.

Passengers should check before starting their journey and only travel if absolutely necessary, the train line operator stressed.

As temperatures soared yesterday, huge wildfires broke out damaging woodland, homes and properties.

London Fire Brigade declared a major incident as blazes broke out across the capital in the heat.

Dramatic aerial shots show the village of Wennington in Greater London, which has a population of just 300, destroyed by the inferno.

And in Dagenham, Kent, haunting footage shows a "warzone" street left completely gutted by a huge fire that ripped through a village.

Another at Lickey Hills Country Park, near Birmingham, spread to around 50,000 sq m and forced people to flee their homes.

It is believed to have been started by a disposable BBQ, which fire chiefs want banned.

Meanwhile one swimmer was missing last night while five others were pulled from the sea yesterday morning at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

At least 13 people have died while swimming in the heatwave.

They include Brian Sasu, 14, who got into difficulty with friends in the Thames at Hampton, South West London, after being let out of school early.

The mercury is expected to fall by up to 15C today, with a yellow weather warning for wind and rain.

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The warning issued by the Met Office – starting from 1pm on Wednesday – covers areas in southern and eastern England including Peterborough, Norwich, Oxford and London.

Forecasters have warned Brits to expect travel disruption where storms cause flooding and lightning strikes.

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