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London's Charing Cross station closed after fire on train London's Charing Cross station closed after fire on train
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Charing Cross station in central London was closed following a fire on a train, leading to travel disruption in the capital. Charing Cross station in central London was closed for about two hours following a fire on a train.
The blaze, thought to have been caused by an electrical fault, broke out in a carriage on platform six.The blaze, thought to have been caused by an electrical fault, broke out in a carriage on platform six.
No-one was hurt and British Transport Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. Passengers described panic at the scene, with some saying they had assumed it was a bomb.
The station was closed from about 11:00 GMT until about 13:30, although disruption is likely to continue. However, no-one was hurt and police said there were no suspicious circumstances. The station reopened at about 13:30 GMT.
Although the station has reopened, platforms five and six remain closed, London Fire Brigade said. Eileen Harris, 60, who was on the train, said: "Suddenly the doors burst open and a woman ran through shouting there's a bomb on the train, everybody get off.
The service affected was the 10:55 South Eastern Trains service to Robertsbridge in Kent. Trains were diverted to London Victoria or London Bridge. "We ran away towards the opposite end of the station because I thought that if there was a bomb, they'd probably take out the concourse.
Transport for London said the Underground station was closed for about 15 minutes before reopening. "But the staff kept saying to us come back in and we really didn't want to come back through the station, because by then there was thick smoke."
Her son Daniel, 26, said: "There was fire and lots of thick smoke, so we assumed that there was a bomb ripping through the train.
"People were running through the train and my first thought was the reason they're running down the train is because they can't get off.
"No-one really knew what was going on."
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. The train affected was the 10.55 South Eastern Trains service to Robertsbridge, in Kent.
Annika Anwary, who works in the station and saw the fire, said: "There were quite a lot of flames and flashing lights. Trains were diverted to London Victoria or London Bridge. The Underground station was closed for about 15 minutes before reopening, Transport for London said.
"People were just all running out of there. Most of them had already left by the time I came up. Network Rail said disruption was likely to continue as a result of the fire.
"They tried to stay calm but there were definitely people running." Although the train station has reopened, platforms five and six remain closed.