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United States Tube chaos: Emergency services respond as fire alert hits Jubilee Line with severe delays
There was no service on the Jubilee Line between Finchley Road and Waterloo this morning following reports of smoke at Bond Street.
Meanwhile almost 60 passengers stuck on Jubilee Line trains had to be rescued and walked back to Bond Street.
As engineers and emergency services attempted to fix the problem, the rest of the Jubilee line was left suffering severe delays.
By 9am the delays had had a knock-on effect on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) as City workers tried to reach Canary Wharf.
The DLR was hit with severe delays from Canary Wharf to Bank and Poplar stations “due to crowding caused by disruption on the Jubilee Line”.
Transport for London (TfL) said tickets would be accepted on other Underground lines and London buses.
TfL urged passengers to skip the Tube line altogether, saying: “Please avoid the Jubilee line and use other routes if possible.”
It told commuters their tickets would be valid on London buses, Southeastern rail services, Thameslink and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).
“We still have no service Finchley Road-Waterloo & severe delays on the rest of the line, while we fix a track fault at Bond Street. Please make alternate journeys where possible & avoid Canada Water station which will be very busy. We'll keep you updated,” it tweeted this morning.
Emergency services were called to Bond Street and Baker Street stations at around 6am after reports of smoke in the Tube tunnel.
Firefighters blamed a “mechanical failure” for the fire, which they had dealt with by 7.20am after 25 firefighters attended the scene.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to reports of smoke on a tube train between Bond Street and Baker Street stations this morning.
“The smoke is believed to have been caused by a mechanical failure.
“Crews evacuated 59 people from the tube train via the tunnel. Four people were treated at the scene for shortness of breath by London Ambulance Service crews.
“The Brigade was called at 05.54am and the incident was over for firefighters at 07.18am. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters from Soho, Paddington and North Kensington fire stations attended the scene.”
Central Line trains did not stop at Bond Street due to station staff trying to resolve the incident, TfL told passengers.
Meanwhile one London worker Charlotte Davis posted a picture appearing to show the smoke from the station from her office window.
Charlotte Davis@charlottedavislSo... a fire on the track between London Waterloo and Vauxhall and then another fire on the Jubilee line. Finally made it to work and this is the view from my office. Umm. What is going on?
38:55 AM - May 23, 2019
Commuters vented their frustration at the delays online.
Twitter user Tony Ferrino called it “chaos”, while others expressed confusion over simultaneous reports of the fire alert and TfL’s explanation of a track fault.
Jubilee line ✔@jubileeline· 3h
Morning allWe still have no service Finchley Road-Waterloo & severe delays on the rest of the line, while we fix a track fault at Bond Street. Please make alternate journeys where possible & avoid Canada Water station which will be very busy. We'll keep you updated
Fiona Dunne@WDYTYAKAny idea when this will be fixed? I need to get to Canary Wharf and almost at Finchley Road now on a Met train.
29:19 AM - May 23, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy
Owena12@Owena121· 3hReplying to @schmoo1565444 and 2 othersOk boss
lu@schmoo1565444So, @jubileeline, why do emergency services have to be involved with fixing a track fault? I thought that was your job as underground staff.
9:31 AM - May 23, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy
The ONE day I need to be early to work and the fucking jubilee line is part suspended and it’s now gonna take me over 2 hours to get to work
