London: Explosion in underground station – huge cloud of smoke

Apparently there is an explosion in the underground station “Elephant and Castle” in London.

London – An explosion shakes the underground station “Elephant and Castle” in London. Images of huge clouds of smoke rising over the station are spreading on social media. According to the editorial network in Germany, the police in London announced that they were not currently assuming a terrorist background.

Hundreds of firefighters in a major fire near a train station in south London

Around 100 firefighters were busy on Monday afternoon to extinguish the fire near the train station, as the London Fire Brigade announced on Twitter. It was initially unclear whether people were injured in the fire. According to the Independent, a man is being treated on site by the emergency services, and there have been no further reports of injuries.

According to the British news agency PA, the fire brigade should assume that the fire could have broken out in nearby garages. Several train connections were interrupted by the fire and the station was evacuated, and the emergency services blocked the surrounding streets. According to initial assessments, the police did not assume that there was a terrorist-motivated act behind the incident. (dil)

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