It was being caused by the glare from 20 Fenchurch Street, or the Walkie Talkie building as it is commonly known.
According to officials, the glare is so intense that anything kept in it's reflection was being damaged.
Several cars that had been parked in the area had been severely damaged as they were melted by the intensity.
The phenomenon should only last a couple weeks, as the sun's current angle in the sky is causing it to happen.
Once the sun is no longer at that elevation the intensity of the glare will be diminished to safe levels.
Til then, the city has closed off the part of town that was being hit by the intense beams of heat.
The owners of the building are also working on finding ways to keep the incident from being repeated.
One option is to place a new coating on the building, one that wouldn't cut down on the inside's view, but would absorb more of the glare.
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