One of those photos sure is suggestive of an internal explosion...
Another article...
Riders shaken when fire breaks out on Seattle Monorail
07:10 PM PDT on Monday, May 31, 2004
From KING5.com Staff
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Passengers are evacuated via ladder.
SEATTLE - A fire broke out in the engine compartment of the Seattle Monorail on Monday afternoon. The fire happened just outside the Experience Music Project, the rock 'n' roll music museum at Seattle Center, which was the site this holiday weekend of the annual Folklife Festival.
Firefighters used ladders to evacuate dozens of passengers, some of whom were treated for smoke inhalation.
The monorail has two trains, the blue train and the red train. The fire was on the blue train.
A rider said there was a popping sound and the train stopped.
"We managed to get the safety locks open and open all the doors to get some ventilation," said one rider. "For a while it was pretty scary there 'cause it was getting warm and the smoke was getting thick ... and there's all of us with babies on there."
Helen Fitzpatrick of the Seattle Fire Department said there were no serious injuries.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
The monorail was built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair to provide a link between the fairgrounds and the amenities downtown.
The trains carry approximately 2.5 million riders every year.
Officials said the Monorail will be shut down indefinitely.
Is there a chance the track could bend?
Not on your life, my Hindu friend!
Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
My sister works at the EMP. Hmmm, will find out more info.
explosion?
ha
Monorail is the rail or the train that rides on it?
low hanging fruitInteresting this is being played in the press today as an ordinary fire.
Sure looks like an explosion occurred to me...