A man has been charged in connection with the explosion of a chamber in the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) in south-east London.

Kevin Rees, 62, of Harcourt Avenue, Sidcup, was arrested by counter-terrorism police after a low-sophisticated improvised explosive device (IED) damaged the room in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup, at around 6.45pm on December 6.

He was charged with causing an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property, contrary to section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883.

The Metropolitan Police said he was also charged with three counts of possessing a prohibited weapon contrary to section 5(1)(b) Firearms Act 1968.

He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on November 11.

No one was injured in the blast, but vehicles and a residential property were damaged.

The camera, which was installed earlier in the day, was cut about an hour and a half before it exploded.

Stephen Richard Harwood-Stamper, 62, was charged with criminal damage contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 and using a false number plate while driving contrary to section 44 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

The Met said he was initially arrested in connection with the blast but was later released and instead investigated in connection with the separate incident of alleged criminal damage to the camera.

The two incidents are not related at this time.

Harwood-Stamper will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on November 27.

Detective Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry, who leads local policing in the Bexley area, said: “We know this incident caused a lot of concern locally at the time. Local officers continued to support the investigation team as they worked diligently to gather evidence in this case, working closely with the CPS, which led to these charges being laid.

“The criminal justice process must now run its course and so I would ask people to refrain from speculating while we await the conclusion of this court case.”