Commuters evacuated from busy London station due to ’emergency’

London’s King’s Cross station has reopened after a 15-minute closure that left panicked commuters evacuating as an emergency warning played overhead.

Transport for London announced the 15 minute closure today after photos and videos of commuters ‘evacuating’ the station were shared on social media.

One user posted on X: ‘We needed to leave King’s Cross St Pancras station, I don’t know why.’

An announcement was heard over speakers inside the station saying: ‘Due to a reported emergency, would all passengers leave the station immediately please.’

The station appears to have re-opened roughly 15 minutes after it shut, and is operating normally again.

Another tube station has closed today as TfL responds to a ‘fire alert’. Tufnell Park station will remain closed until authorities assess the situation.

The closure lasted only 15 minutes (Picture: X)

Passengers were seen leaving the station after the alert was issued (Picture: X)

Yesterday, Network Rail came under fire for displaying a saying of the prophet Muhammad on a board in King’s Cross to mark the ninth day of Ramadan.

A Network Rail spokesperson said: ‘King’s Cross station is made up of a diverse and multicultural workforce and at times of religious significance, messages such as these are displayed to celebrate the station’s diversity and inclusivity,” they said.

‘If significant disruption occurs on the network, the boards are changed to display relevant passenger information to help passengers complete their journeys.

‘Throughout the year, messaging at the station also celebrates festivals from other religions including Easter, Christmas, Passover and Diwali to mark the beliefs of our colleagues and passengers.’

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