LRT-1 coach emits smoke at Gil Puyat station, passengers evacuated

A wagon of the Light Rail Transit-1 emitted smoke at Gil Puyat Station on Friday afternoon, leading to the evacuation of its passengers.

In a video by YouScooper Anne Dimco, passengers were seen evacuating the LRT-1 wagon at 2 p.m.

The wagon was approaching Baclaran Station when the incident happened, according to a DZBB report by Olan Bola.

FLASH REPORT: Mga pasahero ng isang bagon ng LRT-1 sa Gil Puyat Station papuntang Baclaran station, pinababa matapos umusok ang tren. | via @olanbola pic.twitter.com/PYPBXlAyTF

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 6, 2020

In a series of tweets, the Light Rail Manila Corporation, the management of the LRT-1, said the technical issue was due to a catenary fault located between Gil Puyat and Vito Cruz stations.

Its Engineering Team has since been deployed, but the LRT-1 had limited train operations as of 2:18 p.m. with trains only running from Central to Balintawak and vice versa.

UPDATE: As of 2:07 PM, November 6, 2020- ?? A stop for safety has been put in place from Baclaran to Balintawak. Technician is already on board to check the catenary fault located between G. Puyat & V. Cruz stations. Please allow additional travel time of about 15 minutes ??

— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) November 6, 2020

The assessment and repair may take a few hours, but our team is working as fast we can to resolve the issue.

We advise the riding public to plan their schedule accordingly. Please stay tuned for our next updates. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) November 6, 2020

UPDATE: As of 2:18 PM, 11-06-2020. Limited operations for LRT-1. Trains will run only from Central to Balintawak and vice versa. Our Engineering Team is onsite working on a catenary issue. pic.twitter.com/IM8nXeaFPI

— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) November 6, 2020

"We advise the riding public to plan their scehdule accordingly. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and we hope for everyone's patience. Please stay tuned for developments on the situation.

READ: Opisyal na pahayag ng Light Rail Manila Corporation sa nangyaring aberya sa operasyon ng LRT-1 ngayong hapon @dzbb pic.twitter.com/2whnoQwW3d

— Luisito Santos (@luisitosantos03) November 6, 2020

-NB, GMA News