East London’s Pontoon Dock station evacuated after electrical ‘explosion’

  Posted by: electime      20th February 2018

As told in the Evening Standard, an east London DLR station has been evacuated following an electrical explosion under a train.

Passengers were forced to flee Pontoon Dock at around 11am on Monday, with two suffering minor injuries as they exited the train, according to British Transport Police.

Shocked passengers posted videos of the event on social media, asking things like “Was it a bomb?” and calling the experience “terrifying”.

A spokesman for BTP told the Evening Standard: “The train was evacuated and two people are believed to have sustained minor injuries as they left the train. Te station is currently closed while rail staff resolve the issue and determine the exact cause of the explosion.”

TfL’s Interim General Manager for the DLR, said: “The cause of the smoke was an electrical fault under one of the carriages, which resulted in a small fire that as quickly extinguished. Understandably, this was a distressing incident for out customers, for which I give my sincere apologies. A comprehensive investigation into this incident is now underway.”