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| London's Holborn Tube station evacuated after loud bang, smoke fills platform | London's Holborn Tube station evacuated after loud bang, smoke fills platform |
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| A London Underground station has been evacuated after witnesses say they heard a loud bang and smoke started filling a carriage. | A London Underground station has been evacuated after witnesses say they heard a loud bang and smoke started filling a carriage. |
| An emergency evacuation is underway from Holborn Tube station with a Tannoy announcement stating: “Would Inspector Sands please go to the operations room immediately.” | |
| Inspector Sands is code for an emergency or potential emergency. | Inspector Sands is code for an emergency or potential emergency. |
| Transport for London (TfL) said the incident related to a faulty train at Holborn, which is served by Central and Piccadilly line services. | |
| Several people wrote on social media that they heard loud bangs, followed by smoke and panic. | |
| Sarah Marshall, who was on the platform at the time, tweeted that she heard a loud bang. | Sarah Marshall, who was on the platform at the time, tweeted that she heard a loud bang. |
| “Lots of people ran but others encouraged people to walk and the situation was calm. I was towards the back of the crowd.” | “Lots of people ran but others encouraged people to walk and the situation was calm. I was towards the back of the crowd.” |
| She added: “There was smoke at one end of the station, a high pitched bang and a smell.” | |
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