{"id":236566,"date":"2019-11-04T21:24:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T02:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236566"},"modified":"2019-11-04T21:24:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T02:24:09","slug":"smoke-forces-mrt-3-to-unload-530-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/04\/smoke-forces-mrt-3-to-unload-530-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke forces MRT-3 to unload 530 passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a statement, the MRT-3 said at 4:08 p.m., the driver of a train heading northbound reported smoke emission and immediately stopped at Santolan Station to offload its passengers. (File photo<\/a>: DOTr MRT-3\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Around 530 passengers aboard a Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) train on Monday were offloaded after smoke pervaded the crowded train.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the MRT-3 said at 4:08 p.m., the driver of a train heading northbound reported smoke emission and immediately stopped at Santolan Station to offload its passengers.<\/p>\n

Netizen John Gelano (@gelanisimo) posted a video on Twitter which showed passengers running out and away from the MRT-3 train still in thick smoke.<\/p>\n

In his post, Gelano said a loud explosion was heard before the train started filling with smoke.<\/p>\n

He added that the passengers were unable to breathe due to the smoke until the train doors opened a minute later.<\/p>\n

“MRT technical problem? No. Something exploded on that station. I was there. Listening to Khalid on max when I heard a loud bang. Then everybody started screaming\u00a0‘sumasabog ang tren palabasin niyo kame<\/em>\u00a0(the train is exploding, let us get out).’ The smoke is thick. We can’t breathe. It took a minute for us to open the door,” Gelano’s Twitter post read.<\/p>\n

The MRT-3 apologized to its passengers and was unable to immediately say the cause of the incident but said its maintenance provider, Sumitomo-MHI-TESP (Sumitomo) will conduct a thorough investigation.<\/p>\n

“Rest assured that [Sumitomo], will conduct a thorough investigation regarding this incident, and implement measures to prevent this from happening again,” the MRT-3 said.<\/p>\n

At 4:30 p.m., the rail line said provisional or limited service was implemented from Shaw Boulevard Station to Taft Avenue Station with seven trains running.<\/p>\n

At 6:06 p.m., the MRT-3 announced the resumption of regular train operations.<\/p>\n

Last May, the Department of Transportation initiated a massive rehabilitation of the MRT-3 following years of troubles hounding the rail service.<\/p>\n

The PHP18-billion project was awarded to Sumitomo — which includes the overhaul all 72 light rail cars of the MRT-3, the replacement of all rails along the 17-kilometer line, among other improvements — and will be completed by July 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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