Fourteen treated at Farringdon station after passengers report ‘chemical smell’

• Fourteen train passengers received medical treatment after a chemical smell was reported on an Elizabeth line platform at Farringdon station in London on Thursday morning.
• The station was evacuated and closed as emergency services, including London Fire Brigade and British Transport Police, responded to the incident.
• Firefighters conducted a sweep of the area but detected no elevated readings of any chemical substances.
• Of those treated at the scene, two individuals were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service as a precaution.
• The incident, initially treated as a suspected gas leak, was declared safe by 11:35 am, and the station has since reopened.

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Fourteen train passengers treated after ‘smell of chemicals’ reported