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| Smoke fills London Underground train at Oxford Circus forcing evacuation (PHOTOS) | Smoke fills London Underground train at Oxford Circus forcing evacuation (PHOTOS) |
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| Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated and closed following reports of a fire on a Bakerloo Line train. | Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated and closed following reports of a fire on a Bakerloo Line train. |
| Smoke was also reported on the Victoria Line. | Smoke was also reported on the Victoria Line. |
| A passenger said on social media: “Just got evacuated from Oxford Circus as there was a train on fire on, I think, the Bakerloo line, so best to avoid the Bakerloo line.” | A passenger said on social media: “Just got evacuated from Oxford Circus as there was a train on fire on, I think, the Bakerloo line, so best to avoid the Bakerloo line.” |
| Photos posted by Twitter users show passengers covering their faces as the train carriage fills with smoke. | Photos posted by Twitter users show passengers covering their faces as the train carriage fills with smoke. |
| One called the situation “terrifying.” | One called the situation “terrifying.” |
| Witnesses also reported the smell of burning plastic. | Witnesses also reported the smell of burning plastic. |
| Passengers have been told to use alternative routes. | |
| According to Transport for London (TFL), the cause of the fire was an electrical fault under the train carriage. | |
| London Ambulance Service said four people were treated for smoke inhalation, two of which were taken to hospital for further treatment. | |
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