return. If only I could remember it all the time.
False alarm causes evacuation in Boston NYC subway. IPN reported earlier that there was a gas leak in the NYC subway as well, but no stories posted at this time.
South Station evacuated as dust sets off sensor
By Boston.com Staff | October 19, 2004
South Station was evacuated this morning shortly before 11 after sensors activited and sounded an alarm that sent police and fire emergency units converging on the station.
Within a short time, however, fire officials reported that dust from work being done on the new MBTA Silver Line project had erroneously set off the chemical sensors.
Fire officials at the scene told WBZ Radio News that even though there was a short period of concern until it could be determined what caused the sensors to go off they were pleased to see how effective the warning system worked.
The sensors are engineered to detect smoke and other various forms of air contamination.
For a brief period MBTA subway trains did not stop at South Station but did continue to operate through the station.
It was not known immediately what, if any effect the emergency had on MBTA and Amtrak rail trains that operate in and out of the Station.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/10/19/south_station_evacuated_as_false_alarm_sounds/