Travel delays in central London as Kings Cross station is evacuated and closed
Commuters were facing delays in central London this morning after King's Cross station was evacuated and closed for safety reasons.
The station has since been reopened and trains are stopping there again.
Transport for London revealed the station had been closed to prevent overcrowding.
https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/801351227632209920
However, witnesses tweeted that the station had been evacuated due to an emergency.
Just evacuated out of kings cross tube due to an emergency. Fancied a walk!
— Mark Harland (@marlandharland) November 23, 2016
Whole of Kings Cross St Pancras evacuated due to 'reported emergency' pic.twitter.com/bmimInuxn0
— Francesca Specter (@ChezSpecter) November 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/andreagrandi/status/801352055982096384
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