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| Charing Cross station evacuated after fire on train | Charing Cross station evacuated after fire on train |
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| One of London’s busiest railway stations has been evacuated after a fire on a train. | One of London’s busiest railway stations has been evacuated after a fire on a train. |
| Charing Cross station was closed on Sunday morning after a “small fire” in the front carriage of a Southeastern train, London Fire Brigade said. It said the blaze, which affected 5% of the carriage, had been brought under control. | Charing Cross station was closed on Sunday morning after a “small fire” in the front carriage of a Southeastern train, London Fire Brigade said. It said the blaze, which affected 5% of the carriage, had been brought under control. |
| Annika Anwary, who works in the station and saw the fire, said: “I was in the staff room. I heard the alarm so I came upstairs and I saw the train was burning on the platform. | Annika Anwary, who works in the station and saw the fire, said: “I was in the staff room. I heard the alarm so I came upstairs and I saw the train was burning on the platform. |
| “There were quite a lot of flames and flashing lights as well. People were just all running out of there.” | “There were quite a lot of flames and flashing lights as well. People were just all running out of there.” |
| The station was evacuated at 10.50am. British Transport police said the fire, on a train on platform six, is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault and there were no suspicious circumstances. | |
| Staff were later allowed back into the station, but it remained closed to passengers. | |
| A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 10.55am to reports of a fire on a train at Charing Cross. | |
| “We sent a duty manager to the scene and two patients were checked over, but nobody was taken to hospital. | “We sent a duty manager to the scene and two patients were checked over, but nobody was taken to hospital. |
| Run run run #london #station #fire pic.twitter.com/nY98Vp4tMA | Run run run #london #station #fire pic.twitter.com/nY98Vp4tMA |
| “Our involvement in the incident has now concluded.” | “Our involvement in the incident has now concluded.” |
| No services were running into or out of Charing Cross, with disruption also caused to journeys between Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. Because of congestion caused by trains being diverted, Thameslink trains were not calling at stations between London Blackfriars and East Croydon. Passengers travelling further south than Orpington were advised to travel from London Victoria and those headed towards Dartford and Hayes were urged to travel from London Bridge. | No services were running into or out of Charing Cross, with disruption also caused to journeys between Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. Because of congestion caused by trains being diverted, Thameslink trains were not calling at stations between London Blackfriars and East Croydon. Passengers travelling further south than Orpington were advised to travel from London Victoria and those headed towards Dartford and Hayes were urged to travel from London Bridge. |
| National Rail Enquiries said the disruption was expected to continue until at least 3.30pm. | National Rail Enquiries said the disruption was expected to continue until at least 3.30pm. |
| Photographs and video of the fire were posted on social media, showing people fleeing the station. | Photographs and video of the fire were posted on social media, showing people fleeing the station. |