London - Heavily armed police rushed to an incident at a London underground station on Friday with local media reporting there had been an explosion on a train.
A Reuters witness could see six ambulances, fire engines and a helicopter at Parsons Green station in West London where the Metro newspaper reported that passengers had suffered facial burns from a blast and others had been hurt in a subsequent stampede.
Outside the station, a woman was sitting on a pavement with a bandage around her leg while armed police patrolled. A Reuters witness saw a woman being carried off on a stretcher with her legs covered in a foil blanket.
Passengers being escorted off train and along track after explosion on a carriage at Parsons Green in London https://t.co/K4rfFA6epP pic.twitter.com/AGNiYtDEWb
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 15, 2017
"A wall of flame coming down a carriage after a bang" - eyewitness on explosion on train in Parsons Green in London https://t.co/K4rfFA6epP pic.twitter.com/OvS1Axjggz
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 15, 2017
Hope everyone is ok on the District Line! This is one of the pictures circulating #parsonsgreen pic.twitter.com/8hWjMMO9qW
— Maids (@MaidsofHonour) September 15, 2017
MT: Had to run for life at #ParsonsGreen station - stampede, lots injured. Not sure why - fire/explosion mentioned. pic.twitter.com/2kp09ccChp
— Walk Toward The Fire (@RichardRSmithJr) September 15, 2017
#ParsonsGreen Bomb disposal team and Armed police on scene at Parsons Green tube station pic.twitter.com/nsulTvFhz9
— London 999 Feed (@999London) September 15, 2017
"We are aware of an incident at #ParsonsGreen tube station. Officers are in attendance," London police said on Twitter.
Police said they were aware of reports on social media and would release facts regarding the incident once they could be sure of their accuracy.
London Ambulance and Fire Brigade said paramedics and firefighters were present.
Transport for London said on Twitter that there was no service between Earls Court and Wimbledon on the District Line which runs through Parsons Green.
Britain has already suffered four attacks blamed on terrorists so far this year which killed 36 people.