A Docklands Light Railway station has been evacuated following an explosion under a train this morning.
Police officers are currently at Pontoon Dock station in east
London assisting rail staff and passengers following a 'minor' explosion under a DLR carriage, which Transport for London said was caused by an electrical fault.
Terrified commuters initially feared a bomb had gone off following the loud bang and large police presence at the scene following the incident.
Two people are said to have suffered minor injuries as one passenger said people had been 'trampled' evacuating the train.
Police officers are currently at Pontoon Dock DLR station in east London assisting rail staff and passengers following a 'minor' explosion under a train
Smoke and flames belch from train at Pontoon Dock DLR station
There is no service on the DLR between Canning Town and Woolwich Arsenal, a line which includes Pontoon Dock, as well as the station for London City Airport.
A video posted on social media shows smoke coming out from underneath the train carriage while passengers watch on.
The explosion is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault.
Officers from British Transport Police were called at 11.04am this morning.
Mark Davis, TfL's interim general manager for the DLR, said: 'At around 11am our staff were alerted to reports of smoke on at DLR train at Pontoon Dock.
