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| Tower Hill station evacuated after phone charger explodes on Tube | Tower Hill station evacuated after phone charger explodes on Tube |
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| A Tube station has been evacuated after a phone charger exploded on a District Line train. | A Tube station has been evacuated after a phone charger exploded on a District Line train. |
| The London Fire Brigade said it had dealt with a "small explosion" from the device at Tower Hill. | The London Fire Brigade said it had dealt with a "small explosion" from the device at Tower Hill. |
| Firefighters were called shortly before 12.30pm but arrived to find the blaze was already out. | Firefighters were called shortly before 12.30pm but arrived to find the blaze was already out. |
| Mali Siloko was standing next to the man who had the charger. “Something exploded and caught fire,” she told The Independent. | |
| “He threw it out of his hands and it fell on the floor. It looked like a white charger attached to a phone.” | “He threw it out of his hands and it fell on the floor. It looked like a white charger attached to a phone.” |
| Ms Siloko said the man appeared to have burned his fingers but no one else was injured. | |
| Andy Brown, the London Ambulance Service's incident response officer, said: “We treated a man at the scene for a hand injury, but he was not taken to hospital.” | |
| Hundreds of people were evacuated from the station, which sits on the bank of the River Thames near the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. | Hundreds of people were evacuated from the station, which sits on the bank of the River Thames near the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. |
| Images appeared to show the device burning on the carriage floor, sending up a small plume of black smoke. | Images appeared to show the device burning on the carriage floor, sending up a small plume of black smoke. |
| A spokesperson for British Transport Police said the blaze was not suspicious and was believed to "have been caused by a mobile phone charger overheating". | A spokesperson for British Transport Police said the blaze was not suspicious and was believed to "have been caused by a mobile phone charger overheating". |
| Tower Hill station was temporarily closed but has since reopened. | Tower Hill station was temporarily closed but has since reopened. |
| The incident caused alarm under two weeks after a homemade bomb exploded on the District Line at Parsons Green station. | The incident caused alarm under two weeks after a homemade bomb exploded on the District Line at Parsons Green station. |
| Isis claimed responsibility for the attack, which saw 30 people injured by a fireball after the device failed to fully detonate. | Isis claimed responsibility for the attack, which saw 30 people injured by a fireball after the device failed to fully detonate. |
| Ahmed Hassan, an 18-year-old Iraqi refugee, has been charged with attempted murder and explosives offences over the attack. | Ahmed Hassan, an 18-year-old Iraqi refugee, has been charged with attempted murder and explosives offences over the attack. |
| The UK's terror alert level remains at "severe", meaning further attacks are considered highly likely. | The UK's terror alert level remains at "severe", meaning further attacks are considered highly likely. |