DUBAI: British police say a scare at a busy London train station on Tuesday night has turned out to have been caused by an electronic cigarette.
British Transport Police said in a statement that officers responded to Euston station in north London after receiving reports of an explosion there.
The station was evacuated while bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to help search the premises.
One witness, who asked to remain anonymous, told Metro.co.uk: "I just saw hundreds of people running. I was here and then everyone just ran, it was crazy. Police were just shouting at us all to get out, I have no idea what’s happened. I’ve never seen so many people running before."
Supervisor is requesting people evacuate Euston underground station from platform 2 pic.twitter.com/VHTJTfstyK
— Emily Uchida Finch (@emifinch) August 29, 2017
The police statement says the investigation is ongoing, but that the small explosion "is believed to have been caused by an e-cigarette which was in a bag at the station."
#London Euston at the moment pic.twitter.com/nFPpVUzIJq
— Stephen Eckersley (@Ste_Eckersley) August 29, 2017
No injuries were reported, although local media report that some passengers fled the station in panic.
Ummm there's a huge police presence and a bomb squad at Euston station pic.twitter.com/LhikjX6gvK
— katy (@haymaya_) August 29, 2017
— With AP
