Explosion on London underground train leaves ‘several injured’

An explosion rocked an underground train in Parsons Green station in Fulham on Friday, reportedly leaving several people injured.

The explosion reportedly came from a white bucket inside a supermarket bag.

Pictures from the district line train show a burning plastic bucket stashed in a Lidl carrier bag, which is said to have exploded and sent a fireball down the carriage.

People fled in panic and jumped out of train doors at the sight of the fireball, leaving several passengers with facial burns.

The explosion was said to have taken place around 8:20am.

Natasha Wills, assistant director of operations at London ambulance service, said: “We were called at 08:20 BST [07:20 GMT] to reports of an incident at Parsons Green underground station.

“We have sent multiple resources to the scene including single responders in cars, ambulance crews, incident response officers and our hazardous area response team, with the first of our medics arriving in under five minutes.

“Our initial priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries. More information will follow when we have it.”

London police said it is investigating the explosion, adding that it is yet to confirm if it was a bomb.