PASSENGERS have been evacuated from a London Bridge train after its brakes caught fire, sparking rush-hour chaos.
Commuters raced to safety as flames and smoked poured from underneath the Southern Rail train’s carriage this morning.
Fire crews from three stations scrambled to tackle the blaze at 8.41am and cut the electricity on three tracks.
The fire caused disruption on Thameslink and Southern Rail services, which is due to last until this afternoon.
Platforms 13,14, and 15 were shut down as firefighters tackled the fire.
'BURNING DOWN'
Rail passenger Ben Strivens tweeted a photo showing the fire, which damaged part of the train carriage as it was at a platform.
He tweeted: “When your driver says there’s a minor fault on the train and you get off to see it on fire.
"Yeah that. #SouthernRail #LondonBridge is burning down.”
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: “Two fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were called to reports of a fire on the train tracks at London Bridge station.
“Approximately ten per cent of the underneath of one train carriage was damaged by fire.
“All passengers were removed from the train and there were no reports of any injuries.
“Station staff isolated the power on three tracks at the station to allow fire crews to gain access to the track.”
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Following the fire, Southern Rail and Thameslink advised passengers not to travel though London Bridge this morning.
Firefighters had the blaze under control at 9.50am.
A British Transport Police spokesman confirmed there were no reported injuries.
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