Going on right now in DC - Smoke filled metro station train, one dead

[tiredblondy]

I could not find a thread on this but I may have missed it...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...12/lenfant-plaza-station-evacuated-for-smoke/

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/12/politics/smoke-lenfant-plaza/

 

[LaborDayRN]

I could not find a thread on this but I may have missed it...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...12/lenfant-plaza-station-evacuated-for-smoke/

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/12/politics/smoke-lenfant-plaza/

How scary! It sounds like there are still many folks at the hospital. 2 in critical condition and one fatality. Prayers for all involved.

 

[nrdsb4]

Wow, scary. Few things can induce panic quicker than the sensation of not being able to breathe. This is a very strong human instinct. When I was learning to scuba dive, my respirator became filled with water, and I will never forget the fear and panic I had when water began coming through something which was supposed to be supplying oxygen. Thank God my instructor was nearby and buddy breathed with me until she was able to clear it.

 

[tiredblondy]

Some pictures
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-downtown-Washington-D-C-subway-station.html

 

[Theforeigner]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/traffi...ro-Station-Closed-Due-to-Smoke-288309501.html

Woman Dies After Smoke Fills Metro Tunnel
84 people taken to area hospitals, two in critical condition

A 10:22 minutes long video news report on this incident.

I wonder if this could be terror related ? Hope NOT

 

[Theforeigner]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs.../12/scenes-of-a-chaotic-day-at-lenfant-plaza/

Several pictures taken by passengers riding the train involved in this incident.

 

[Theforeigner]

Has anyone noticed that the name of the station in question; "L´enfant Plaza Metro Station" (named after Pierre Charles L'Enfant), is french ?
And that Pierre Charles L'Enfant first name is Charles as in Charlie Hebdo!

Hmmmm.....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant

Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant (French: [pjɛʁ ʃɑʁl lɑ̃fɑ̃]; August 9, 1754 – June 14, 1825) was a French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the layout of the streets of Washington, D.C., the L'Enfant Plan.

 

[anya]

http://greatergreaterwashington.org...ate-a-metro-train-in-a-smoky-tunnel/#comments

Nothing much seems to have changed since the 2009 tragedy on the Red Line. Smdh!:gaah: