Blaze shuts London Tube station

One of London’s busiest railways stations was closed and 2,000 commuters evacuated after a fire broke out.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2010 - 09:49

One of London’s busiest railways stations was closed and 2,000 commuters evacuated after a fire broke out.

London Fire Brigade said 1,000 passengers were led from Liverpool Street station and another 1,000 from the Tube station after the blaze started last night in a Burger King restaurant in the main terminal.

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