Victoria train station in Central London was briefly evacuated this morning because of a fire on a Gatwick Express train.

The train was mostly empty and no one was injured.

Services were resumed after about an hour but the interruption caused massive rush hour disruption.

The Gatwick Express is the most popular link between Gatwick Airport and the heart of London.

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