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| London's Charing Cross station closed after fire on train | |
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| Charing Cross station in central London has been closed after a fire on a train. | |
| There was a small fire on one carriage on platform six, London Fire Brigade said. No-one is thought to have been injured in the blaze. | |
| South Eastern Trains said the cause of the fire was an electrical fault. Network Rail said disruption was expected to last until 15:00 GMT. | South Eastern Trains said the cause of the fire was an electrical fault. Network Rail said disruption was expected to last until 15:00 GMT. |
| British Transport Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. | British Transport Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. |
| The train affected was the 10:55 to Robertsbridge in Kent. | The train affected was the 10:55 to Robertsbridge in Kent. |
| Currently trains are being diverted to London Victoria or London Bridge although South Eastern Trains said it hoped platforms 1 to 4 would be opened shortly. | Currently trains are being diverted to London Victoria or London Bridge although South Eastern Trains said it hoped platforms 1 to 4 would be opened shortly. |
| Transport for London said the Underground station was closed for about 15 minutes before reopening. The fire brigade was called at 10:52 GMT and the fire was put out soon afterwards. | Transport for London said the Underground station was closed for about 15 minutes before reopening. The fire brigade was called at 10:52 GMT and the fire was put out soon afterwards. |
| Vincenzo Minore, who was a passenger on the train, said: "There was panic - you are sitting on a train and hear a blast and see a lot of lights and don't know what it was." | Vincenzo Minore, who was a passenger on the train, said: "There was panic - you are sitting on a train and hear a blast and see a lot of lights and don't know what it was." |
| He said there were about 30 to 40 people on the platform at the time of the blast and it took a few seconds until people realised what was going on. | He said there were about 30 to 40 people on the platform at the time of the blast and it took a few seconds until people realised what was going on. |
| He added that as people were running in different directions, it took about 15 minutes to evacuate the platform. | He added that as people were running in different directions, it took about 15 minutes to evacuate the platform. |
| Annika Anwary, who works in the station and saw the fire, said: "There were quite a lot of flames and flashing lights. | Annika Anwary, who works in the station and saw the fire, said: "There were quite a lot of flames and flashing lights. |
| "People were just all running out of there. Most of them had already left by the time I came up. | "People were just all running out of there. Most of them had already left by the time I came up. |
| "They tried to stay calm but there were definitely people running." | "They tried to stay calm but there were definitely people running." |
| Staff are now being allowed back into the station but it is still closed to passengers. | Staff are now being allowed back into the station but it is still closed to passengers. |