WATCH: Electrical fire hits LRT-2 line

WATCH: Electrical fire hits LRT-2 line

By: - Reporter / @KHallareINQ
/ 04:41 PM October 03, 2019

MANILA, Philippines — Heavy smoke rose from the LRT-2 line after a power rectifier tripped and caught fire in-between stations on Thursday.

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In a Facebook video by Melvin Mamitag, thick smoke was seen curling out of a portion between LRT-2’s Katipunan and Anonas stations. Minutes later, a large blaze accompanied by flashes of electrical sparks erupted.

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Mamitag told INQUIRER.net in an online exchange that due to the fire, a security guard of a bakeshop nearby had to cut the power of the shop as a precaution.

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“[N]agpanic na rin po kami after dumaan ng tren nag-spark ung ilalim then nagsunod sunod na ang spark hanggang sa lumaki na siya [bilang sunog],” Mamitag said.

(We panicked right after the train sparked below it, the spark then went on continuously then it developed into a fire.)

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Firefighters quickly responded to the scene to extinguish the blaze, he said.

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The fire was later contained as of 12:31 p.m., according to a tweet posted by the LRT-2.

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According to LRT-2 management, operators were still investigating how the fire started. The fire led to the temporary suspension of train operations./ac

READ: LRT-2 suspends operations as power rectifier trips, catches fire

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