3:48pm, Sat 26 Apr 2014 Emergency services called to 'plane crash' in Docklands Last updated Sat 26 Apr 2014 UK Hundreds of tonnes of rubble were used for the simulated exercise. Credit: ITV News

Emergency crews are tackling a simulated plane crash in London's Docklands, in one of their biggest exercises ever. A real fuselage from a Boeing 737 aircraft has been partially covered using 400 tonnes of rubble, for the three day training drill.

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Two hundred and twenty emergency services personnel have been called to a simulated plane crash in London.

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Emergency crews tackle simulated plane crash