London’s Charing Cross station in the UK has been reopened after remaining closed for two hours on Sunday due to fire in the front carriage of a Southeastern train.
Reuters reported that the British Transport Police (BTP) has said that the fire was caused by a suspected electrical fault.
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A BTP spokesman was quoted by the news agency as saying: "At this stage, this fire is believed to have been the result of an electrical fault and there are no suspicious circumstances.
"The station was evacuated as a precaution and no-one was injured."
The accident comes just months after the UK raised its terrorism alert, saying ISIS posed the biggest security threat.
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According to reports, there were up to 40 people on the platform at the time of the blaze occurred on platform six and approximately 100 people were in the station when it was evacuated.
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By GlobalDataFollowing the incident, six fire engines were called to the scene and the station reopened at 13.30 GMT.
Station manager Norman Perry was quoted by The Guardian as saying: "There were quite a lot of flames and flashing lights as well. People were just all running out of there."
"As well as tackling the fire, firefighters ensured the station and its shops and cafés were properly ventilated so it was safe for people to come back onto the concourse as soon as possible."
UK rail infrastructure operator Network Rail said that platforms five and six in the train station would remain closed.
