Poliţiştii britanici au evacuat staţia de metrou londoneză Tower Hill în urma unor apeluri care semnalau o explozie minoră într-un vagon.
Din primele informaţii reiese că ar fi vorba despre un încărcător de telefon, iar incidentul nu este investigat sub auspicii teroriste.
Blast at Tower Hill tube station in London. Exclusive footage on Geo News pic.twitter.com/wixkA0Nlsg
— Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3) September 26, 2017
Un purtător de cuvânt al BTP (British Transport Police) a declarat presei locale că un mic incendiu a fost stins, acesta fiind declanşat de o supraîncălzire a unui telefon mobil sau a unei tablete, informează Daily Mail.
#BREAKING: Blast reportedly on a tube train at Tower Hill Station in central #London followed by acid-like smell. Probe underway. pic.twitter.com/qlJokrj2rm
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 26, 2017
Incident of small explosion/fire at Tower Hill station in London is NOT terror related, happened as passenger plugged charger into his phone pic.twitter.com/c7es6dVFZo
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) September 26, 2017
Incident at Tower Hill station is not suspicious. Fire believed to have been caused by mobile phone charger overheating. @LondonFire pic.twitter.com/LGC8LtEiXi
— BTP (@BTP) September 26, 2017
We’ve dealt with a small explosion on a train at #TowerHill station. It is believed to have been caused by a mobile phone charger. pic.twitter.com/kto6VMA3G2
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) September 26, 2017
I was next to guy whose battery charger had exploded. Everyone safe. #towerhill pic.twitter.com/2oCT6RDIpo
— Mali Siloko (@m_siloko) September 26, 2017