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London Victoria evacuated after train fire London Victoria evacuated after train fire
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A fire in the undercarriage of a Gatwick Express train prompted the evacuation of London Victoria station at the start of the morning rush hour.A fire in the undercarriage of a Gatwick Express train prompted the evacuation of London Victoria station at the start of the morning rush hour.
Gatwick Express said "mass disruption" was expected. The station partially re-opened after less than an hour once the fire was out and smoke had cleared. The station partially re-opened after less than an hour once the fire was out and smoke had cleared.
National Rail said delays of about 50 minutes were expected until 10:00 GMT. National Rail said there there are still href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/london" >delays of up to 55 minutes to some services.
Southern Rail, responding to queries from customers on Twitter, said: "No-one was hurt which was good."Southern Rail, responding to queries from customers on Twitter, said: "No-one was hurt which was good."
The train was empty at the time of the fire. The train on platform 13 was empty at the time of the fire.
'Quite pungent'
The London Fire Brigade sent two appliances to the station. British Transport Police also said they were called to Victoria Station at 06:53 GMT to reports of a fire.The London Fire Brigade sent two appliances to the station. British Transport Police also said they were called to Victoria Station at 06:53 GMT to reports of a fire.
The fire was extinguished and all platforms have been reopened to the public, with trains running as normal but with delays. The fire was extinguished and all platforms have been reopened to the public.
The fire brigade was still dealing with the smoking train.The fire brigade was still dealing with the smoking train.
BBC London transport correspondent Tom Edwards ( href="https://twitter.com/BBCTomEdwards" >@BBCTomEdwards) said he saw flames and black smoke coming from the train. One witness, Jake Gladman a teacher from Chatham, said: "The stench of the smoke was quite pungent".
"They put it out and then started chucking everybody out of the building. There was no panic. Victoria station deals with about 74 million customers every year.
"It could have got pretty bad if they hadn't done something about it straight away," he said.
Another witness, Jake Gladman a teacher from Chatham, said: "The stench of the smoke was quite pungent".