Deadly Metro smoke investigation
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DC Police officer needed assistance at Metro smoke scene. Photo courtesy vbagate instagram.com
by Megan Cloherty via twitter 1/13/2015 3:20:00 AM -
Earlier: Rail passengers treated by EMTs on idle #Metro bus, getting oxygen. Bused to hospital http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7MxRQiIQAEGBow.jpg
by Megan Cloherty via twitter 1/13/2015 3:24:26 AM -
Red Line: Trains are single tracking btwn Shady Grove & Twinbrook due to scheduled track work. Expect delays through tonight's closing.by Metrorail Info via twitter 1/13/2015 4:19:10 AM -
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NTSB: An electrical arching event involving the 3rd rail & supply cables was detected. Source?by Megan Cloherty via twitter 1/13/2015 4:34:43 AM
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by Kate Ryan via twitter 1/13/2015 4:40:25 AM
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Yellow Line: On Tuesday AM, additional Blue Line trains will REPLACE Yellow Line trains btwn Huntington & Largo (via Rosslyn) every 12 min.by Metrorail Info via twitter 1/13/2015 5:05:40 AM
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Orange Line: On Tuesday AM, Orange Line trains will run every 8 min, rather than every 6 min, btwn Vienna & New Carrollton.by Metrorail Info via twitter 1/13/2015 5:06:18 AM
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Shuttle information from Metro:
Shuttle buses are traveling from Navy Yard to L'Enfant Plaza
Green Line
from Waterfront: M and 4th Street SW
from Navy Yard: M and New Jersey Ave
from L'Enfant Plaza: 7th and C Street
from Archives: Pennsylvania Ave & 7th Street NW
from Gallery Place: H Street & 7th Street NW
from Mount Vernon Square: M Street & 7th Street NW
Or try Metrobus P6 and V7. Another bus option: Take Circulator from Navy Yard to Union Station and transfer to the Red Line. Or take the Circulator to Eastern Market (connect with the Orange, Silver or Blue lines).
Riders can also take the VRE Fredericksburg line from Union Station or L'Enfant Plaza to Crystal City, King Street/Alexandria and Franconia-Springfield.
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Green Line: On Tuesday PM, Green Line trains will run every 6 minutes, normal service, btwn Greenbelt & Branch Avenue.by Metrorail Info via twitter 1/13/2015 6:52:25 PM
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Metro announces service changes for Tuesday
Metro has announced service changes for Tuesday, following Monday’s incident at L’Enfant Plaza.
Green Line trains will operate every 6 minutes.
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Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer released this statement:
“My thoughts and prayers go out to the
families and loved ones of the victim and all those injured in Monday’s Metro
incident, and I want to thank our first responders and emergency personnel for
their work to assist passengers. What happened yesterday is deeply concerning,
and a thorough investigation must be conducted immediately to learn how this
incident happened, what measures are necessary to help prevent such an incident
from occurring again, and how passengers can be quickly evacuated when
necessary.“Passenger
safety is vital as thousands of daily commuters and visitors from across the
country who come to our Nation's Capital rely on Metro. I will closely monitor
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Belongings left behindMetro Transit Police are cataloging and securing all property and personal belongings left behind on a Yellow Line train that was evacuated outside of L'Enfant Plaza Monday.To reclaim their property, riders should call Metro's customer service at 202-637-7000 between 6 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. weekdays or from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekends.Beginning Wednesday afternoon, the property will be available to pick up at Metro headquarters, 600 5th Street NW, D.C. Transit police will be on hand to help riders claim their property.Metro also says it will make alternate arrangements for those unable to travel to D.C.
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Tuesday 7 p.m.Alexandria mother of two killed in Metro incidentWASHINGTON - A day after smoke filled a Metro train and station, some of the patients taken to local hospitals are beginning to go home and officials released the name of the Alexandria woman who died.Of 18 patients admitted to Medstar Washington Hospital Monday evening, 12 have been released.Six were hospitalized over night for signs of respiratory distress. Four of those were released Tuesday, says Dr. Jeffery Shupp.One of the remaining patients is in serious condition and the other is in fair condition. Both are making progress and have improved since arriving to the hospital, Shupp says.D.C. Fire & EMS had said that 84 patients were transported to several downtown hospitals and that more than 200 patients were triaged at the scene Monday. Two people had been listed in critical condition.Wendy Adkins, of the George Washington University Hospital, tells WTOP that they received 51 patients. She adds that 45 were treated and released, and five are still in the hospital in fair condition.Carol Glover, 61, of Alexandria, died after she was on the stopped Yellow Line train near the L'Enfant Plaza Station.Glover worked for DKW Communications Inc. on L Street where she was a senior business analyst working on a mission critical contract with HUD, company president Darryl Washington tells WTOP."She’d smile all the time. You would see her pearly whites everyday," Washington says.Weeks ago at the company Christmas party, she was named the employee of the year, he says.Glover had two sons and three grandchildren, he says."She was an amazing, strong woman. She loved deeply from a strong christian faith," Glover's daughter-in-law Suzanne Glover tells ABC7.She grew up in D.C. and was a "generous, warm, hard-working woman," Suzanne Glover says.Other passengers on that same train report that 20 to 45 minutes passed before firefighters came to help them exit the smoke-filled train. The conductor repeatedly told passengers to stay on the train. Attempts to open train doors only let in more of the thick, orange-black smoke.Elected officials - from D.C. Council to Congress - have joined a chorus from Metro riders questioning why it took so long for the passengers to be rescued.Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board, which is housed in an office building at L'Enfant Plaza, has begun its investigation starting with an examination of that Yellow Line train. Other aspects of the probe will look at the emergency response, including the long wait for help, communication between responders and Metro along with what caused the electrical arcing along the energized third rail, which generated the smoke.WTOP's Megan Cloherty and Amanda Iacone contributed to this report. -
NTSB hits ground running to probe fatal Metro smoke incident - WTOP
WTOPWASHINGTON – The six-car, Virginia-bound Metro train overcome by smoke near L’Enfant Plaza was being examined Tuesday by federal investigators as they enter the first stages of their inquiry into the mishap that killed one person and injured dozens… -
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Metro board member: It's safe to ride the rails
WMATA board member Chris Zimmerman tells WTOP that as a daily Yellow Line rider he appreciates riders' aniexties after Monday's fatal electrical malfuncction.
"We all want answers," he says. But Zimmerman says it would be a mistake to jump to conclusions before the many ongoing investigations have been completed.
Despite Monday's fatal smoke event and the fatal 2009 derailment, Zimmerman says that its still safe to ride Metro and he'll be riding again tomorrow.
"It's still the safest way to get around the Washington meto area."
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Metro's guide to emergency preparedness
(AP)This week’s fatal smoke event on Metro’s Yellow Line raised numbers of
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Brother of Metro victim: ‘It just seems senseless’
WTOP/Megan ClohertyThe brother of the 61-year-old woman who died after smoke filled a
Yellow Line Metro train on Monday says his sister's death was
"senseless." Now, the medical examiner has released her cause of death.Read more on WTOP.com.
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Metro victim remembered as woman of faith, familyUnlike the other passengers onboard her yellow line train a week ago Monday, 61-year-old Carol Glover never made it home.Monday, she was remembered during a memorial service her Washington church, just blocks from the U.S. Capitol.Read the full story here.
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Metro plans regular tests of radio systemMetro is developing a plan to routinely test its radio communications. The plan was outlined in a letter to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner.Read the full story here.DC says radio failures have been fixedThe District of Columbia says problems with the functioning of firefighters’ radios in the Metro system have been corrected.Read the full story here.
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NTSB plans hearings on deadly Metro smoke
(AP)Federal investigators plan to hold two days of hearings in June into
last month’s fatal smoke incident at a busy downtown Metro station.Read the full story here. -
2nd federal review ordered
(Getty Images)The Federal Transit Administration is launching its own investigation
into Metro’s deadly smoke incident last month and will focus on safety.Read the full story here. -
D.C. radio issues have been well known for years, council told
WTOPWASHINGTON — City officials, union leaders and Metro told a D.C. Council committee that the coordination and communication problems leading up to the fatal smoke incident at L’Enfant Plaza on Jan. 12 have been around… -
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.@JackEvansWard2 tells @wmata he wants no service cuts for trains and no Metrobus cuts in DC. But cuts in Maryland/Virginia are ok. #WTOPby Ari Ashe™ via twitter 2/12/2015 7:27:14 PM
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.@JackEvansWard2 was clear: No service cuts and no fare increases for DC residents. #WTOPby Ari Ashe™ via twitter 2/12/2015 7:28:30 PM
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We had Michael Goldberg pulling Metrobus cuts in MoCo & PG. Mary Hynes pulling cuts in Arlington. Now Cathy Hudgins talking Fairfax County.by Ari Ashe™ via twitter 2/12/2015 7:30:21 PM
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So my math has 8 Metrobus routes off the chopping block in Fairfax County. 7 in Montgomery and PG. 1 in Arlington. And ALL ROUTES in DC.by Ari Ashe™ via twitter 2/12/2015 7:34:41 PM
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Mary Hynes is on her last budget, but she's calling out other jurisdictions for looking short-term problems rather than long-term growth.by Ari Ashe™ via twitter 2/12/2015 7:41:53 PM
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WMATA Arcing/Smoke Event with Passenger Evacuation at L’Enfant Plaza Station.
by WTOP via YouTube 6/23/2015 6:54:54 PM -
NTSB hearings live coverageNew details are emerging of the January day when acrid smoke filled a Yellow Line training killing one passenger and injuring dozens more as the NTSB begins its two-day investigative hearings.Follow along with live coverage from WTOP.
