London underground station evacuated amid fire reports

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - London's central Tower Hill underground station was evacuated amid reports of smoke and fire on Tuesday afternoon, British Transport Police said.

"Officers have been called to Tower Hill station following a fire alert," BTP tweeted.

"The station is closed whilst officers and LondonFire responds," it added.

Transport for London (TFL) said some services had been suspended and there were severe delays due to the alert.