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Subway station evacuated after mechanical failure
CTV.ca News Staff
Toronto's Dupont subway station was evacuated Thursday at about 9:30 a.m. after a mechanical failure filled the tunnel and platform with smoke, prompting officials to shut down service.
Police, firefighters and paramedics set up a temporary triage at street level outside the station. Five people were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Passengers said it was a frightening experience.
"We saw the smoke and then they just immediately made us evacuate the subway itself," one woman told CTV's Dana Levenson.
"There was fire coming out and then five seconds later another explosion," another passenger said.
Police who were first on the scene said they did not know what they were going to face inside the subway station.
"It was all traffic chaos," Sgt. Jeff Zammit said. "Pedestrian chaos, vehicular chaos, there was police officers everywhere just trying to find out what was going on. We didn't know what we had at first."
Officials say the mechanical malfunction occurred when a metal inspection cover from the bottom of the train became dislodged and wedged itself in the high-voltage third rail. The short circuit caused sparks and smoke that sent passengers scrambling to safety.
The third rail supplies 600 volts of power to the train.
"(The metal) was making contact with the electrified rail," Staff Sgt. Don Cole told CTV.ca. "So no doubt there were some flashes and really loud bangs but no fire. Apparently there were a couple of minor injuries but it has turned into a non-event."
The short circuit filled the station with smoke, which affected the passengers on the train and on the platform, Toronto fire department Chief William Stewart told reporters on the scene.
"Fortunately enough today there were no passengers in the tunnel or in the danger area. We removed them safely from the train and from the platform, we brought them up to ground level," Toronto fire Acting District Chief Bruce Moonlight said from the scene.
Shuttle buses were used to ferry passengers between stops as the subway service was shut down from St. George station to St. Clair West.
Subway service at the Dupont Station resumed shortly before noon. The station sustained no lasting damage.
The train car has been taken to the Wilson maintenance yard for inspection. TTC officials are now trying to find out why the metal inspection cover dislodged from the train.
"What we're going to do is inspect the train," TTC General Manager of Operations Gary Webster said. "We need to understand why the cover became loose."
The metal cover is normally removed during inspections of the train. Webster said they will try to find out when the train car was last inspected, "and see if there's a relationship to this incident and the last time the cover was off the car."
They will be trying to determine if the incident was caused by mechanical failure or human error. The TTC said that sabotage is highly unlikely.
Webster said the train car is a T1 model, about five-years-old and manufactured by Bombardier. It is valued at about $2 million and considered to be very reliable.
With reports from CTV's Austin Delaney, Alicia Kay-Markson, John Lancaster, and Dana Levenson
CTV.ca News Staff
Toronto's Dupont subway station was evacuated Thursday at about 9:30 a.m. after a mechanical failure filled the tunnel and platform with smoke, prompting officials to shut down service.
Police, firefighters and paramedics set up a temporary triage at street level outside the station. Five people were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Passengers said it was a frightening experience.
"We saw the smoke and then they just immediately made us evacuate the subway itself," one woman told CTV's Dana Levenson.
"There was fire coming out and then five seconds later another explosion," another passenger said.
Police who were first on the scene said they did not know what they were going to face inside the subway station.
"It was all traffic chaos," Sgt. Jeff Zammit said. "Pedestrian chaos, vehicular chaos, there was police officers everywhere just trying to find out what was going on. We didn't know what we had at first."
Officials say the mechanical malfunction occurred when a metal inspection cover from the bottom of the train became dislodged and wedged itself in the high-voltage third rail. The short circuit caused sparks and smoke that sent passengers scrambling to safety.
The third rail supplies 600 volts of power to the train.
"(The metal) was making contact with the electrified rail," Staff Sgt. Don Cole told CTV.ca. "So no doubt there were some flashes and really loud bangs but no fire. Apparently there were a couple of minor injuries but it has turned into a non-event."
The short circuit filled the station with smoke, which affected the passengers on the train and on the platform, Toronto fire department Chief William Stewart told reporters on the scene.
"Fortunately enough today there were no passengers in the tunnel or in the danger area. We removed them safely from the train and from the platform, we brought them up to ground level," Toronto fire Acting District Chief Bruce Moonlight said from the scene.
Shuttle buses were used to ferry passengers between stops as the subway service was shut down from St. George station to St. Clair West.
Subway service at the Dupont Station resumed shortly before noon. The station sustained no lasting damage.
The train car has been taken to the Wilson maintenance yard for inspection. TTC officials are now trying to find out why the metal inspection cover dislodged from the train.
"What we're going to do is inspect the train," TTC General Manager of Operations Gary Webster said. "We need to understand why the cover became loose."
The metal cover is normally removed during inspections of the train. Webster said they will try to find out when the train car was last inspected, "and see if there's a relationship to this incident and the last time the cover was off the car."
They will be trying to determine if the incident was caused by mechanical failure or human error. The TTC said that sabotage is highly unlikely.
Webster said the train car is a T1 model, about five-years-old and manufactured by Bombardier. It is valued at about $2 million and considered to be very reliable.
With reports from CTV's Austin Delaney, Alicia Kay-Markson, John Lancaster, and Dana Levenson
