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16:33, 11-Aug-2017
Four treated for smoke inhalation after fire reported on London Underground
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Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on a Tube train at London's Oxford Circus on Friday morning. The fire has been extinguished.
Passengers were evacuated and the station was shut down for nearly two hours.
Transport for London confirmed the fire was caused by an electrical fault and said a "comprehensive investigation" will take place.
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Nigel Holness, London Underground's director of network operations, said "the cause of the smoke was an electrical fault under one of the carriages, which resulted in a small fire that was quickly extinguished."
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