Clapham Common incident exposes gaps in London Underground staff training, RAIB finds

Clapham Common incident exposes gaps in London Underground staff training, RAIB finds

Briefly

The incident saw a tube train stop after an alarm was pulled, and then passengers tried to break out of the train after reports of smelling smoke.

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Around a hundred people got out of the train before a member of station staff could open the train doors manually and let the rest of the passengers out more conventionally.

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The panic came from the failure to open the doors after the alarm was sounded and the apparent lack of communication from staff.

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