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A motor blazing under a
metro subway car brought scores of firefighters to the
Waterfront Station of the transit system on Easter
Sunday morning, April 8th.
When units arrived at the
station at 4th and M Streets S.W. shortly after 10 A.M.,
they found heavy smoke conditions and passengers quickly
evacuating up the escalators.
Once power was confirmed
shut down, an attack was initiated, but was made
difficult due to the location of the burning motor on
the undercarriage of the car facing the station wall
rather than the platform.
A search was also conducted
of the station and train to ensure no civilians had been
overcome by smoke, which proved negative. Ventilation
also proved a difficult task, as initial efforts to
clear the smoke using metro vent fans proved
unsuccessful.
Firefighters were
finally able to get water on the fire, which was than quickly knocked it
down. There were no injuries reported.
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