Live Paddington updates as train station evacuated amid emergency with all passengers ordered to leave
Paddington railway station has been evacuated with all passengers reportedly ordered to leave the concourse ‘instantly’. At this stage it is unclear what precipitated closure of the Central London rail hub on Praed Street.
One witness advised MyLondon: “They’ve just evacuated the whole of Paddington station, said it was an emergency but didn’t say any more. Literally the whole thing. I legged it out of there. It’s got to be serious, because the station is massive.”
Passengers additionally took to X (previously Twitter) to report the station had been emptied, with some sharing pictures and pictures as big crowds left the station.
Eleanor Crabb shared a video of individuals wheeling their baggage away, and wrote: “Everyone’s just been evacuated from Paddington Station.” John Fletcher additionally shared a video of the evacuation, writing: “Paddington station being evacuated.”
Network Rail have been approached for remark.
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19:33Olivia Beeson
Evacuation labelled ‘calm and organised’
A passenger on the station has claimed the evacuation was ‘very calm and organised’.
Ali Rose Rees posted on X: “Around 45 minutes earlier than the evacuation course of, there was a 5-7 minute lengthy alert for ‘Inspector Sands’ & nothing till this. Haven’t been ready to discover out any additional data. Huge crowds exterior the station. All store workers have been locking up. It was very calm & organised.”
Ali added a video displaying passengers calmy strolling down stairs on the station.
19:21Olivia Beeson
Passengers left unaware of motive for evacuation
Passengers have been proven evacuating the station in a number of movies posted on-line. Many rolled their baggage to the exit and are ready exterior for additional updates.
Ali Rose Rees wrote on X: “No updates on the situation so far.”
19:13Callum Cuddeford
Fire engine noticed exterior Paddington station
The London Fire Brigade has been noticed exterior Paddington station with police additionally reportedly on the scene.
Sharing a photograph of the fireplace engine, Charles Kerr wrote on X: “Fire engines and police at Paddington station right now.”
19:07Callum Cuddeford
‘I legged it out of there’
An evacuation at Paddington prompted one individual to ‘leg it’ out of the railway station.
The witness advised MyLondon: “They’ve just evacuated the whole of Paddington station, said it was an emergency but didn’t say any more. Literally the whole thing. I legged it out of there. It’s got to be serious, because the station is massive.”
Other movies taken in the course of the evacuation present passengers leaving calmly, with a whole lot pictured filtering down escalators, rolling their baggage, after which ready exterior.
One witness claimed it was triggered by an ’emergency’ and that everybody was advised to leave ‘instantly’. Jon Williams wrote on X: “Emergency at London’s Paddington Station: all passengers ordered to leave the concourse immediately.”
18:55Callum Cuddeford
What we all know to this point
Paddington station has been evacuated. Here’s what we all know to this point:
- Paddington railway station in Central London was evacuated simply earlier than 6:30pm on Sunday (September 24).
- Passengers started writing concerning the incident on X (previously Twitter) at 6:20pm.
- Footage and pictures exhibits a whole lot of passengers leaving the station.
- Fire engines and police have been noticed on the scene.
- Network Rail and the British Transport Police have been approached for extra info.
18:48Callum Cuddeford
Welcome to our reside protection
Welcome to our reside protection of an evacuation at Paddington station.
Passengers have been ordered to leave the concourse simply earlier than 6:30pm.
It’s unclear why the station has been emptied however we’ll let you already know as quickly as we discover out.
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