Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Riding the Washington Metro is no longer just an exercise in frustration

It can be fatal: "One dead as smoke fills DC Metro station".

This is certainly reassuring:
A total of 83 people were taken to the hospital after the Metro tunnel filled with smoke, shutting down the Green and Yellow lines in the nation’s capital.

The L’Enfant Plaza station, just south of the National Mall near the Smithsonian buildings, was shut down as the DC fire department looked for a fire. No fire was found, and as of Monday evening, authorities were still unable to say what caused the event [emphasis mine - P.].

5 comments:

kc said...

But one is dead...why?

rinardman said...

Maybe you need to add a drop down oxygen mask to your fedora, Paco.

Paco said...

kc: Smoke inhalation. Updated versions of the story revealed that there was a train in the tunnel where all the smoke was coming from. The train began filling with smoke, yet I believe it was 45 minutes to an hour before they were evacuated. Most of the people on the train required some degree of medical attention.

R-man: Once again, a great new product idea!

Paco said...

kc: Smoke inhalation. Updated versions of the story revealed that there was a train in the tunnel where all the smoke was coming from. The train began filling with smoke, yet I believe it was 45 minutes to an hour before the passengers were evacuated. Most of the people on the train required some degree of medical attention.

R-man: Once again, a great new product idea!

Paco said...

Good lord! I backed up, added a word, and got double posted.