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A man who was travelling on a London Underground train halted by an explosion has described the moments immediately afterwards.
"I just heard a kind of whoosh. I looked up and saw the whole carriage engulfed in flames making its way towards me," he said.
He said he saw people being trampled on as they attempted to flee Parsons Green station where the blast took place.
Another passenger, Chris Wildish, told Sky News: "A chemical smell came from the train and then a stampede followed as people ran."
He said he saw "a white builder's bucket" and "one of those foiled carrier bags".
He continued: "There were some flames coming from the bucket, wires hanging from it and a strong smell of chemicals coming from the bucket. A chemical smell more than a burning smell."
Emergency services at the scene after the explosion
Mr Wildish described seeing peope with "lots of burns" and "some very distressed children, very distressed ladies".
"One, slightly older gentleman, had very bad burns around his face," he said.
Luke Walmsley told of seeing a "flash" and "smoke" and "people running towards me".
"People just started sprinting. And then smoke just started to rise as people fled," he told Sky News.
"It was sort of every man for himself when that happened. The burn victims had severe leg injuries.
"It was a very busy commuter train, young and old, school children going to their schools. One of the most daunting images I saw was nannies trying to look for kids, because of the rush of people just taking five and six year olds away from them and they were trying to look for them."
He added: "I thought about this the other day. I wondered: Is my route safe? And I thought 'yes, my route is safe'. And now this happens."
Another witness who was on a train when the explosion was reported told Sky News there was "total chaotic panic".
Richard Aylmer-Hall, who was on the District Line train but did not see the blast, said: "There were a few crush injuries on the stairs.
"People got squashed and crushed going down the stairs. Police evacuated everyone from the scene pretty quickly.
"There was screaming, pushing and shoving - it was a like there was a terrorist on the loose with a gun or something - lots of people were in tears... It was total chaotic panic.
"A lady who had been on the same carriage as the device described it going off - a puff of smoke and flames coming out of it," he added.
A woman tweeted about someone who was caught up in the incident at the station when the explosion happened.
"Omg im hysterical right now Dan just called me something has happen at Parsons Green station. Everyone is screaming running off trains," she wrote.
"People were falling down the stairs trying to get out, shoes were left on the platform it was madness."
Some people used Twitter to offer a hot beverage to anyone "shocked or confused at Parsons Green".
"I'm round the corner and the kettle's on," wrote one woman.
(SKY NEWS)
