Oxford Circus Station Evacuated After Fire On The Tube
11 August 2017, 08:55 | Updated: 22 August 2017, 09:55
Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated after a fire on a Bakerloo Line train.
The station is currently shut and the Fire Brigade and British Transport Police are on the scene.
The British Transport Police confirmed there was a fire and said it is not currently being treated as suspicious.
The official Bakerloo Line feed tweeted: "Smoke on a train has been reported, its being investigated. I'll update the feed as soon as I have more info."
Commuters tweeted of how frightened they were:
Oxford Circus tube station evacuated due to 'emergency' pic.twitter.com/4HSrRazxAl
— Tom Richell (@tomrichell) August 11, 2017
Fire at Oxford Circus underground. Just had to run off the platform and up to the streets. Quite a bit of panic. Hope it's not too bad.
— Atheist Tweeter (@Atheist_Tweeter) August 11, 2017
Great job @TfL Oxford Circus staff quick and safely evacuated us. Thank you! #Bakerloo #OxfordCircus
— Larissa Hirst (@larissa_jade) August 11, 2017
Images from the Bakerloo Line platform show passengers covering their face as the carriage was filled with smoke.
