Explosion in London Tube: 3 in Hospital

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At least five people were injured at the Southgate tube station in London Tuesday evening.

According to The Guardian,  two of them were hospitalized while three of them were treated for minor injuries on the spot.

At 7:02 p.m. James Ayton was one of the people standing on a crowded escalator when he saw a nearly 2-meter-long burst of flame above him.

“It wasn’t a bang. It was like a very rapid whooshing sound,” Ayton said.

While British Transport Police did not indicate the explosion’s cause, they, together with London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, said that the incident was not a terrorist attack.