Passengers evacuated from ‘smoking’ MRT-3 train
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:46:03 +0000
Hundreds of passengers of Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) were offloaded when smoke was detected underneath a train on Monday.
In a statement on Twitter, MRT-3 said that the train was between the Cubao and Santolan-Annapolis stations when the smoke was detected.
MRT management said 645 passengers were offloaded.
“At around 6:02 p.m., a train unloaded passengers at Cubao and Santolan interstation due to reported emission of smoke from underneath the train,” the tweet read. “Passengers were assisted by the train driver and security personnel.”
“At 6:35 p.m., the train regained traction and was moved to the pocket track in Shaw Station,” MRT-3 said on Twitter. “Movement of trains was regulated at 6:16 p.m. and normal operations resumed at 6:35 p.m.”
MRT-3 said it will investigate the incident. ARIC JOHN SY CUA
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