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‘Chaos’ as King’s Cross St Pancras evacuated

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Susie Coen

Published: 10:25 AM January 13, 2016    Updated: 1:46 PM October 14, 2020
The station was evacuated this morning (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

The station was evacuated this morning (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images) - Credit: Getty Images

Hundreds of commuters had to be evacuated from King’s Cross St Pancras underground station this morning.

https://twitter.com/MillionAtomMan/status/687197131627692032

The station was emptied at the height of the rush hour.

It was evacuated at 8.45am and closed for 15 minutes before re-opening at 9am.

A spokesman from Transport for London (TfL) said it was caused by a faulty fire alarm, that there was no fire and nobody was injured.

https://twitter.com/chan_blacks/status/687193588325838848

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