Smoke appeared in a subway station in Kunming. Passengers were trapped, and the construction site outside the station caught fire. The subway has resumed operation
The Beijing News (Reporter Liu Mingyang, intern Mu Hongju) On the 26th, a reporter from the Beijing News learned from the Kunming Emergency Management Bureau that smoke appeared in the subway station of North Railway Station due to a fire on a construction site outside the station. Fight without casualties.
According to the customer service staff of Kunming Metro, the station has resumed normal operation.
On October 26, a video of “a lot of smoke appeared in the subway station of Kunming North Railway Station and many people were trapped” attracted attention.
On-site video and photos showed smoke appeared in the promenade of the subway station from Kunming Line 2 to Line 4, and the blue fire isolation doors on both sides fell and closed. Some passengers and subway staff were trapped in the promenade, waiting for the fire isolation doors Turn on.
At the same time, firefighting vehicles stopped outside the subway station, and many firefighters walked around inside the subway station.
Witnesses at the scene told the Beijing News that the above video content occurred on the morning of the 26th. At 10:40 today, he found smoke in the corridor where Metro Line 2 was transferred to Metro Line 4. "At that time, I ran twice. Step forward and found that the gates on both sides were closed."
The witness said that more than 40 passengers were trapped in the subway station at the time of the incident.
He asked the staff of the nearby subway station, who said that the smoke inside the station was related to the construction site of Metro Line 5 outside the station.
On the afternoon of the 26th, a staff member of the Kunming Emergency Management Bureau confirmed the above situation to a reporter from the Beijing News.
The staff member said that at 10:36 today, they received an alarm that smoke appeared in the subway station of the North Railway Station, and then fire rescue personnel rushed to the scene for disposal.
The above-mentioned staff said that the fire in the subway station was a rumor on the Internet, and it was actually a fire on a construction site near the North Railway Station subway station. The fire range was less than 1 square meter.
"When the firefighters arrived, the fire was extinguished. They went to the subway station to investigate potential safety hazards. There were no casualties at the scene. The specific cause of the fire is still under investigation."
At 14:00 on the 26th, a reporter from the Beijing News learned from the Kunming Metro customer service staff that the subway station of Kunming North Railway Station has resumed normal operation after a short period of time. Passengers can enter the station and take the subway normally.