Posted on 01/12/2015 1:56:26 PM PST by tcrlaf
The L'Enfant Plaza Metro station has been evacuated due to smoke in the station.
Metro says trains are bypassing the station and the station has been temporarily closed.
Metro says the source of the smoke has not been determined and it has activated tunnel fans to ventilate the area.
Really unclear what is going on, but there is a HUGE police/fire response.
Previous thread was pulled due to "Copyright images". Not sure how that works on unprotected twitpics, but there you have it.
the word I got on “Mass Casualty Event” was that it referred to the number of people affected not that there were in fact any casualties.
the link for that got lost in the shuffle form the previous thread.
keep dozens of windows open at once is not the greatest way to keep track of stuff apparently///
Apparently, a train is disabled and something is on fire between L’Enfant, and Pentagon Station.
Twitter feed and numerous pics from someone that was on the train:
https://twitter.com/JRogers202
No word yet on what caused the smoke, but there have been no reports of any explosions, so presumably it was "just" a fire.
there was Just a FIre the on the 7th....as well..oddly enough
VIDEO: L’Enfant Plaza Metro track fire
11:11 a.m. EST January 7, 2015
(Photo: Mark Bost, WUSA)
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) — Metro says a small fire at L’Enfant Plaza wasn’t the cause of delays Wednesday morning.
WUSA9 photojournalist Mark Bost took video the fire, which happened around 10:20.
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2015/01/07/lenfant-plaza-track-fire-metro-delays/21386279/
so many fires...so little time
Just a Coincidence I’m SURE
Nohting on FAX or CNN
Andrew Ames, spokesman for the FBI’s Washington Field Office, said the FBI responded to the incident. He said it is standard protocol to respond. “At this point it doesn’t appear to be anything other than a fire.”
“Nohting on FAX or CNN”
Which REALLY makes me wonder what is really going on...
Right at DC Rush Hour, as well.
9 years of on-and-off DC-area living left me with a love-hate relationship with the Metro system. Very convenient when it worked. A crowded degrading life-sapping mess when it didn't.
As an alternative, I used to commute by bike 13 miles each way from Bethesda as often as my legs could take it - my bike never broke down or burst into flames.
WMATA officials confirmed to ABC7 News.
Fire officials said passengers were removed from a disabled train inside of the tunnel. No serious injuries were reported.
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/01/breaking-news-l-enfant-plaza-evacuated-due-to-smoke-in-metro-station-110503.html#ixzz3OeD1RO00
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3246133/posts?page=5#5
there was a fire...on the tracks there....On Wednesday morning
maybe that was a trial run///
One of two things .. either they are practicing for such an event (due to the threat of transportation attacks), or this was a test run by some of the terrorists, to see what the response was like.
I’ve voting for #1, and hoping I’m right.
the number one...fire....was this last wednesday
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3246133/posts?page=5#5
it was not headlined anywhere “nationally...at the time
Neither. It’s a fire, which can happen with mechanical and electrical equipment, especially high voltage.
Oh really .. being so ignorant .. I don’t think I would have been able to figure that out.
that was one metro stop I rarely saw. it’s a big hub point though pretty much directly in the center of the system. No other hub has four lines coming into it like plaza does.
Major hangout for pickle sniffers trolling for sodomy. Maybe they ran out of lube in the men’s room, and the friction caused a combustible event.
OOOOH! Snap!
Where was Harry Reid?
1 dead, 2 critical as hundreds evacuated from L’Enfant Plaza Metro station and train due to heavy smoke
Video
Woman Dies After Smoke Fills Metro Tunnel
One dead, two critical and another 66 commuters hospitalized after thick smoke engulfs downtown Washington D.C. Metro station
40 Seconds
Raw video from inside smoke filled DC Metro train stuck at L’Enfant Plaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ygOqBA-mk
2:35 Minutes
ABC Channel 7 News
L’Enfant Plata Metro station evacuated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H1jVMwp4Dw
There go the next-door neighbors again, always having more fun!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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