Police have ruled out further investigations into an explosion near the O2 Arena organised by a convicted paedophile who was filmed naked during the stunt.
Sex offender Jacky Jhaj was filmed as a blast was triggered by using gun
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Jhaj, who was jailed for four years in 2016 for having sexual activity with two 15-year-old girls, was filming a scene entirely naked for a production dubbed 'Project Dover', according to sources.
The 38-year-old was sitting at a typewriter surrounded by hundreds of newspapers on the floor before he flicked cigarettes at a police car, a police van and a BBC World News-branded lorry which all exploded into a huge blaze that terrified locals.
The Metropolitan Police said today it would not be investigating the incident further but would carry out an internal review to improve how it shares public information about such incidents, after complaints from neighbours over not being warned.
Have you been involved in the stunt? Email aidan.radnedge.mol@mailonline.co.uk A naked Jacky Jhal struts in front of a BBC World news lorry as part of a warped stunt in Silvertown, Newham, on Saturday night
The enormous blast left locals terrified with many likening it to a bomb going off or an earthquakeSex offender Jhaj, 38, stood naked and triggered a terrifying explosion by using gun
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One source described the explosions as a 'complete disaster' while the London Fire Brigade has revealed it received about 100 calls in response to the incident
One video posted on Reddit shows a naked Jhaj (circled) casually walking nearby as firefighters battle the searing flames while black smoke billows into the sky
A naked Jhaj walks in front of the flames after the planned explosion which had terrified localsIt is understood Jhaj drafted in a different team of special effects technicians from Eastern Europe for the 'reshoot' on Saturday night with the set being rigged with 'high explosives'
Scotland Yard said in a statement: 'The Met was made aware of the pre-planned filming, including the use of explosives, prior to the event taking place on the evening of Saturday, 31 August.
'It appears this information was not disseminated as widely as it should have been and we are looking at the systems currently in place to establish why this was the case in this instance.'
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Panic as film set inferno rages out of control yards from London's O2 ArenaThe force told MailOnline today there was no investigation into the event itself. Newham Council officials are understood to be meeting today to discuss the incident. The filming was first due to take place on August 24 with Jhaj wearing a 'grotesque evil villain mask'.
But the special effects and film crew pulled out when Jhaj removed his prosthetic mask and one of the cast recognised who he was. He had been using the name Toby until that point.
Jhaj is said to have offered cash incentives for people to continue, including engineers who he offered £5,000 instead of their usual £750 fee.
A source exclusively told MailOnline: 'He has apparently got form in terms of setting up fictitious films and things like that, hiding the agenda and his identity from the legitimate and professional businesses and individuals that get booked via a separate production company to carry out the film work.
'Now we think this one was a giant F U to the BBC, the police and the newspapers for outing him for the offences that he was committed or charged with.'
It is understood Jhaj drafted in a different team of special effects technicians from Eastern Europe for the 'reshoot' on Saturday night with the set being rigged with 'high explosives'.
But some did not initially fire, MailOnline understands, with a lorry cab exploding two or three minutes after the initial blast and delaying access to the contracted firefighters from tackling the blaze earlier.
One source described it as a 'complete disaster' and said: 'So that could have been very, very nasty had the fire crew been allowed to get in any closer.
'So all in all, it was, pardon my French, a bit of a s*** show.'One video posted on Reddit shows a naked Jhaj casually walking nearby as firefighters battle the searing flames while black smoke billows into the sky
The BBC said: 'There is no BBC News involvement in the events of this evening in docklands.'Residents living close to Saturday night's blast were left furious as they likened the explosion just across from the Thames to a 'bomb going off' and an 'earthquake'.
Residents living close to Saturday night's blast were last night furious as they likened the explosion just across from the Thames to a 'bomb going off' and an 'earthquake'
One resident fumed: 'This was not planned properly and scared a lot of people and wasted a lot of emergency services time'
The terrifying explosion was triggered by using gun powder and a detonation cord, which sent the roof of a police van 50ft in the air
The remains of a fire damaged BBC World News lorry on a film set next to the river ThamesThe BBC said it had no involvement in the event. A spokesman said: 'There is no BBC News involvement in the events of this evening in docklands'
A source exclusively told MailOnline they think 'this one was a giant F U to the BBC, the police and the newspapers for outing him [Jhaj] for the offences that he was committed or charged with'
A BBC branded lorry and police car on a 'film set' near the O2 Arena before they blown up in a planned explosion
Videos from the scene showed flames and huge black clouds swirling above opposite the London 02 Arena
But some did not initially fire, MailOnline understands, with a lorry cab exploding two or three minutes after the initial blast
The blaze sparked mass confusion as the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council had warned residents that there would be a 'loud explosion' during filming on August 24.
MailOnline has asked the council why the pre-planned film set explosion, which ultimately raged out of control, took place on August 31 instead.
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The convicted paedophile behind fake film premieres, empty coffin funerals and exploding BBC lorryNewham Council, which manages the Silvertown area, said it would be working with the film company, fire brigade and Greenwich Council to 'understand what led to the incident'.
Angry residents have since fumed at the council, with Kamila Pawlowska writing: 'Who will be responsible for miscommunication with local businesses?'
Kelly Anne posted: 'Local residents were not informed of this happening today and it caused a lot of panic and stress.
'The London Fire Service were quick to respond as well as helicopters and police boats on the river.
'This was not planned properly and scared a lot of people and wasted a lot of emergency services time.'
A third resident, Hannah Wray, asked: 'It was very loud on the East London side and lots of smoke. Was the filming delayed and did it go wrong?'
Boat engineers working on the River Thames when the explosion happened said it sounded like a 'massive bomb going off'.
Michael Weston, 56, told MailOnline: 'It was incredibly loud. I thought it was going to burst my ear drums.
It is understood Jhaj drafted in a different team of special effects technicians from Eastern Europe for the 'reshoot' on Saturday night with the set being rigged with 'high explosives'
Thick plumes of smoke could be seen billowing into the sky above the iconic music venue The blaze sparked mass confusion as the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council had warned residents that there would be a 'loud explosion' during filming on August 24
The Royal Borough of Greenwich council had warned residents to expect a 'loud explosion' during filming on August 24
However, furious residents were left in a state of 'panic and stress' after the described explosion actually took place on August 31 - a week later
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A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: 'The first of four engines from the Brigade responded after Control Officers received multiple calls about a fire in the Silvertown area on Saturday. Firefighters attended and were able to safely extinguish the fire.'
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Convicted paedophile Jacky Jhaj is arrested after 'casting session with children'The brigade said it received about 100 calls regarding the blaze and received assistance from other fire rescue services due to the volume of alerts.
Jhaj, who poses as a film producer, faces trial at Isleworth Crown Court on 4 August 2025, for breaching notification requirements and a sexual harm prevention order.
The 38-year-old was arrested in June on suspicion of breaching a sexual harm prevention order after he was accused of attending a casting session with children where he videoed and photographed them.
He was pictured with a large group of children gathered around him and a £3.2million Bugatti Chiron outside dance school The Hub Studios in east London, where he is said to have got them to cheer for him as he gave them golden envelopes and even a necklace.
The convicted paedophile, from Feltham in west London, was previously jailed after supplying the two 15-year-olds with alcohol and taking them to parties in Hounslow, west London, in his silver Range Rover.
He pretended he was 21 and a top Hollywood producer before assaulting them.MailOnline revealed in April he had used an internationally renowned casting platform Backstage to hire child actors in order to stage an elaborate £10,000 fake funeral at the London Oratory.
Dozens of child actors as young as six were recruited as supposed film extras dressed in school uniforms for the event
Jhaj was filmed in October last year with as many as 200 children and young women playing his fans as he hosted a fake movie premiere at Leicester Square, in London
In June, Jhaj was pictured with a large group of children gathered around him and a £3.2million Bugatti Chiron outside dance school The Hub Studios in east London
The sick hoax a month earlier sparked international media attention when it emerged that the presiding priest had dramatically stopped the service upon realising that it was being filmed, that the mourners were paid actors and the coffin was empty.
Jhaj paid for a horse-drawn hearse to carry the empty coffin. He was also filmed on 17 October last year with up to 200 children and young women playing his fans during a fake movie premiere at Leicester Square in London.
He was spotted outside the Odeon Luxe cinema, where a red carpet was set up with barricades.Jhaj could be seen repeatedly parading up and down in different outfits and then greeting some of the extras, in videos and photographs seen by the BBC.
Casting agencies have said actors were kept safe and children had chaperones.London