London’s transport system evacuated Baker Street underground station in the centre of the British capital on Thursday after a “suspicious vehicle” was reported nearby, police said.
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A controlled explosion has been carried out at Baker Street Tube station after reports of a suspicious vehicle tonight.
Commuters fled as the station was evacuated and closed during the incident at around 8.45am.
Baker Street has now been cordoned off and police have arrived at the scene.
The explosion heard is thought to have been a controlled explosion by police.
At around 9pm, initial reports began to surface on Twitter of an explosion followed by an immediate police response.
The Circle Line station has since reopened. “This is not a criminal investigation”, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Service said.
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