A YOUNG boy injured in the Parsons Green blast this morning was left crying out for his brother amid the chaos.

The youngster, said to be no more than 11 years old was seen frantically searching for his sibling as panicked commuters rushed from the west London station.

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21 People rushed from the west London station after the bomb this morning Credit: Alex Littlefield

Olaniyi Shokunbi, 24, saw people on the floor covered in blood before he spotted the lost boy.

The fitness instructor said: "There were people on the floor, there was a little boy, I really felt sorry for him, he couldn't have been more than 11.

"He had scratches on his head, he was looking for his little brother."

Commuters reported running for their lives as people's "hair was coming off" after the explosion - a confirmed terror attack - on the London Underground this morning.

Lauren Hubbard, 24, who was on the train, told the Evening Standard: “I heard a loud bang. There was a wall of fire that came towards me. I could feel the heat. We ran for it and then hid.

"There was a baby closer to the fireball — I just hope they are okay. There were loads of children. Everybody was screaming.

21 Shocked commuters were seen comforting each other after the explosion Credit: Reuters

21 Wires can been seen hanging out of bucket inside a carrier bag

21 A picture posted immediately after the reported explosion appearing to show a burning bucket in a bag Credit: AP

21 Witnesses reported a stampede of people rushing to leave the train and platform as emergency services were scrambled to the scene

My first thought was ‘terrorist incident’. I just ran.”

Multiple people were injured as witnesses described seeing people badly burnt - as some were reported to have had their clothing melted.

A picture of a burning plastic bucket with wires protruding from it was posted on Twitter, as witnesses described the explosion as the "scariest thing I've ever seen."

The Met Police chief said this morning "we are treating the matter as a terrorist-related incident".

Shocked travellers described the panic that broke out as a "fireball" left around 20 people injured, some with "facial burns" in the carriage at Parsons Green station.

One person tweeted "I ran for my life" as others said they were told by cops to "run" and leave the area.

21 One man posted pictures of his injuries after the explosion - where his hair appeared to have been burnt Credit: Twitter

21 Armed police were scrambled to the station in west London this morning Credit: Reuters

21 A British Transport Police officer is seen racing to the station Credit: AFP

A witness told The Sun: "It was absolute chaos, no I didn't hear anything just everyone started running and screaming.

"People were trampling over each other on the stairs to get out. Man climbing over school kids. It was horrible."

Georgia Anile, 20, only moved to the UK from Melbourne, Australia, six weeks ago and lives two streets away from Parsons Green station.

She told The Sun: "I saw a woman being stretchered away. She had really bad burns to her legs."

The shop worker had been walking to the station when she saw heavily armed police swarm the area.

"They were wearing black and had massive guns. I knew something wasn't right.

"I asked what was going on and they explained that a bag had exploded on the tube."

21 Emergency services on the tracks as the train was held in the station Credit: Sky News

21 A police officer arrives at the cordon after the explosion Credit: AFP or licensors

21 Emergency services rushed to the Tube station in west London Credit: Reuters

29 people have now been confirmed as injured and being treated in hospital.

Witness Luke Walmsey told Sky News: "I was travelling from Wimbledon to Notting Hill Gate. As it pulled into Parsons Green slowing down there was a loud noise and saw the remnants of a flash and smoke.

"There was a stampede, hordes of people just running to me. Within 5 seconds it was apparent it was not a safe place to be.

"As the doors opened people were running down the platform. Down the stairs. But there was a backlog because the barriers wouldn't open. So there was a big crush, people shouting, 'has he got a knife, is there an assailant'.

"It was every man for himself when that happened. [There were] no sign of clothing on some [because of burns]. Serious hand and leg injuries.

"It was so busy, loads of school children. So many nannies trying to find children. People filming it, taking pictures, no real sign that anyone called the emergency services.

"Firemen can running down the platform, but members of the public began getting water onto burns.

"They just said it was like a fire ball or a fire blast. It smelt like burning hair. Burning skin. It was like a large match had gone off, and in that instant people just started sprinting to the exit.

"There were just more and more people running, and you didn't know where to run.

"I thought about [terror in London] the other day. I thought 'is my route safe?' and we were talking about how everyone knows someone effected by a London terror attack. My friend was in the London Bridge terror attack.

"It happens so often."

21 The area around the station was closed off as police looked into the bomb Credit: AP:Associated Press

21 The train has stayed at the platform at Parsons Green since this morning Credit: AFP

21 Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley speaks to the media outside New Scotland Yard, London Credit: PA:Press Association

"Firemen can running down the platform, but members of the public began getting water onto burns.

"They just said it was like a fire ball or a fire blast. It smelt like burning hair. Burning skin. It was like a large match had gone off, and in that instant people just started sprinting to the exit.

"There were just more and more people running, and you didn't know where to run.

Emma Steveton said a pregnant woman was trapped under a pile of people and a child's face was smashed on the floor.

She told Buzzfeed: "It was a real stampede and crush. There were about three layers of people underneath me. It was awful.

"The most traumatic thing was the weight of these bodies piling onto me and just thinking, 'this is it, I'm going to die'."

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21 Emergency services were scrambled to the scene in west London after the terror attack Credit: Reuters

21 Cops were seen talking to residents after the explosion Credit: Reuters

21 People were evacuated from the area as police looked into the explosion Credit: Reuters

Sylvain Pennec, a software developer from Southfields, near Wimbledon, was around 10 metres from the source of the explosion when fire filled the carriage.

"I heard a boom and when I looked there were flames all around," he said. "People started to run but we were lucky to be stopping at Parsons Green as the door started to open."

He described the scene of panic as commuters struggled to escape the carriage, "collapsing and pushing" each other.

Mr Pennec stayed behind to take a closer look at what he believed was the source of the explosion.

"It looked like a bucket of mayonnaise," he said. "I'm not sure if it was a chemical reaction or something else, but it looked home made. I'm not an expert though."

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A traumatised schoolgirl has described the chaos as hundreds of people fled Parsons Green station amid screams of 'terrorist'.

Sixth form student Wella Mensah, 16, said people were 'on the floor outside crying' with burned faces after a suspected bomb blast on a train.

Wella was walking to the nearby Lady Margaret School, about 100 yards from the scene, when hundreds of screaming people began running from the station.

She said: "I was under the bridge the train was on. I was looking and people just started running past me and I went 'what's going on' and everyone was saying run.

"I saw a bunch of girls running. I asked if they were okay and they said there was a terrorist on the train and there was a fire.

"Then somebody said there wasn't a terrorist and that someone just shouted terrorist and people got scared and just started running.

"I didn't hear anything because I had my headphones in but the guard told me she saw flames on the back of the train.

"There were people on the floor outside crying and two minutes later police came and the fire brigade.

"Teachers from the school started coming out. I didn't see anyone with fatal wounds or anything. There were huddles of people around them and their faces were completely red.

"People were trying to calm them down."

21 Shocked commuters pictured after the explosion at Parsons Green Credit: Reuters

21 About 20 people were reported to be injured after the explosion this morning Credit: Reuters

21 Police and ambulances rushed to the west London station this morning Credit: PA:Press Association

Sun reporter Harry Cole, who is at the scene, said: "Everyone came running out the station after reports of an explosion on the platform.

"You could see people were visibly shaken and hundreds were flooding out as armed police ran towards the station."

A BBC reporter said she saw a woman taken to hospital with burns "from top to toe" amid the chaos.

She added: "I have just seen a woman who was just there, she was just stretchered out.

"Her legs are wrapped up and she has been burnt, she has burns to her face, she was conscious, she was taking some pain relief and some oxygen but clearly people have sustained burns.

"She seemed to have burns all over her body from top to toe."

What we know so far:

A Metro reporter saying people are "really badly burned" adding that "their hair was coming off".

An onlooker said a "fireball flew down a carriage" as panicked commuters dived out of an open door.

A woman who was on the Tube told 5live: "I was in the carriage next to it or the one along as the screaming felt really, really loud.

"There was one lady as I came out having a bottle of water tipped over her face and hands. I was on the phone to my mum and she said 'leave the area and go home'.

"I felt very British - I lost my shoe but I went to get it. I'm a bit shaken up."

A Met Police statement said: "We are aware of an incident at #ParsonsGreen tube station. Officers are in attendance. More info ASAP."

Before adding: "Police were called at approximately 08:20hrs on Friday, 15 September to Parsons Green Underground Station following reports of an incident on a tube train.

"Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service and British Transport Police are in attendance along with the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service. We would advise people to avoid the area."

And Natasha Wills, Assistant Director of Operations at London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 8:20am to reports of an incident at Parsons Green underground station.

“We have sent multiple resources to the scene including single responders in cars, ambulance crews, incident response officers and our hazardous area response team, with the first of our medics arriving in under five minutes.

“Our initial priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries. More information will follow when we have it.”

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