JemmaPage published Hundreds of passengers evacuated from train after it catches fire

About 300 have been evacuated from a train after it caught fire. Passengers were told to leave the 5.05pm East Midlands Train service from Nottingham to London St Pancras a few minutes after it pulled into Leicester station. Police arrived at the scene immediately and the entire train was told to leave the platform following consultation with station staff. A passenger, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "This was really frustrating. I had been looking forward to going to down...