Smoke coming from the Houses of Parliament was a ‘false alarm’, according to a spokesman for the Commons.

A video circulating on Twitter yesterday seemed to show smoke coming from the historic building, but a source told the Express that due to the cold weather, excessive amounts of steam were coming from generators.

London Fire Brigade confirmed that although they were called, there were no immidiate dangers. “Firefighters were called to reports of smoke coming from some flats on Parliament Square in Westminster this morning. The smoke was caused by a generator starting up. There is no fire at the Palace.”

The incident comes just days after the Public Accounts Committee warned that if safety within the building isn’t improved, it could suffer the same fate as Notre Dame.