The station has been closed while emergency services are responding to the report, the city's transport authority said. Police said they had been called to the station after reports of a fire alert.
We are continuing to investigate smoke issuing at platform level at #OxfordCircus tube station © @tomsinger pic.twitter.com/8UV1Dp1axW
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) August 11, 2017
As the news emerged, multiple passengers shared photos and videos from the Oxford Circus underground station.
Fire on the bakerloo line Oxford circus today — great Friday start pic.twitter.com/SVtZxWClDi
— Joe Bunting (@jnzbunting) August 11, 2017
British firefighters said they were investigating reports of smoke at Oxford Circus Tube station, which is located in the center of London's main shopping district.
Oxford Circus tube station evacuated due to 'emergency' pic.twitter.com/4HSrRazxAl
— Tom Richell (@tomrichell) August 11, 2017
"We have been called. We are investigating reports of a fire," a spokeswoman for London Fire Brigade said, as quoted by Reuters. "We are investigating and we are at the scene."
Emergency services responding to fire at Oxford Circus #London pic.twitter.com/cOpCdg044I
— Megan Wetherill (@halfwayfull6) August 11, 2017
Oxford Circus evacuated due to train fire. #OxfordCircus pic.twitter.com/crHmxRQglM
— Sarah Lee (@sarahkatelee_) August 11, 2017
The evacuation forced local shops to lower the shutters.
Shutters down at Oxford Circus as emergency services deal with suspected fire #OxfordCircus pic.twitter.com/119gZb2kxE
— Maaiysa (@Maaiysa) August 11, 2017
The incident is not being treated as suspicious, British Transport Police announced in a tweet.
We continue to work with @LondonFire at Oxford Circus. Station remains closed.
— BTP (@BTP) August 11, 2017
Cause of fire not currently being treated as suspicious @TfL pic.twitter.com/juIxywGOMF
There have been no reports of injuries so far.
This is the second major disruption London has faced in two days. On Thursday, a double-decker bus crashed into a shop on busy Lavender Street in south London, leaving several people injured.
