‘Explosion’ on London Underground train. Tower Hill Station in London is closed now after a small explosion.
Incident at Tower Hill station is not suspicious. Fire believed to have been caused by mobile phone charger overheating. pic.twitter.com/LGC8LtEiXi
— BTP (@BTP)
Tower Hill station in London was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon due to what is being described as a “fire alert” and “explosion.” Officers are currently on the scene and trying to identify what happened on the London Underground train.
“Officers have been called to Tower Hill station following a fire alert. The station is closed whilst officers and @LondonFire respond,” British Transport Police said in a tweet. Witnesses report hearing a “small explosion” in a bag, which caused mass panic among passengers in the subway. One eyewitness suggested a battery charger had exploded.
The first photos and tweets from the scene of the Tower Hill Station blast show what looks like a small bomb on fire inside one of the tube cars.
At this time, the first details are only just starting to filter out, but it sounds like the incident resulted in a stampede, which caused many injuries.
