Panic in the Santiago de Chile Metro due to an explosion caused by an electrical fault | VIDEO

The Subway of Santiago de Chile reported this Tuesday an electrical failure in a train, which suffered explosions and unleashed panic among passengers. After the failure, recorded at the Las Rejas station on Line 1, the general manager of the Metro, Rubén Alvarado, explained that it was due to an electric arc in one of the station’s trains.

Product of what happened Line 1 of the Santiago Metro remains in partial service.

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According to the general manager of Metro, “At 7:40 a.m. there was an electric arc, a fault in one of our trains at Las Rejas stationwhich produced quite a bit of smoke.”

7:34 approx a car exploded in Las Rejas subway station @metrodesantiago pic.twitter.com/u8bE7ESnHi

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“As a result of this, it was necessary to evacuate the station and suspend the service in the section between San Pablo and Central Station, that is, we are with the operational network on Line 1 from Central Station to Los Dominicos”, express.

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Alvarado affirmed that “we are working to recover the service as soon as possible and we have also coordinated with the director of Metropolitan Public Transport to reinforce the section without bus service.”

Subsequently, Fire personnel explained that the event was due to a “detachment of the battery, which generated an arc, and a lot of smoke in the station.” In addition, he assured that no one was injured by the situation.

The suspension of the service caused a high congestion of passengers on the surfacewho tried to take buses of the collective locomotion to reach their destinations.

In addition, the Municipality of Estación Central had some vehicles and they go to transport people from Las Rejas station to Estación Central.

Incredible that how this could have ended in a tragedy of proportions#Meter @metrodesantiago pic.twitter.com/HqbDtSv7Ap

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According to videos published by passengers, there was an explosion on the subway track, a situation that caused fear among users, who quickly evacuated the place.

Faced with the emergency, users began to quickly leave the platform to leave the station. According to several Twitter users, an explosion was heard at the scene. “The subway was coming towards Los Dominicos, it arrived at the station, stopped and began to explode, many sparks and smoke came out, the people who came in the car… I hope they haven’t been hurt! Then the stampede!” posted a user identified as Meli.

“Technical failure??? The subway caught fire, people were running and the only thing the guards did was throw people out of the station without giving support”, wrote T.Lasky next to an image where a large amount of smoke can be seen in the place.

“Approximately 7:34 a car exploded at the Las Rejas metro station,” published Benja Cornejo, accompanied by a video of passengers evacuating the station and where a detonation can be clearly seen.

Source: Elcomercio

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