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Posted 25 July 2016 - 01:49 PM
WTOP radio, 7/25:
Metro: Reported smoke and fire incidents rising
WASHINGTON — In each of the first six months of the year, more Metro smoke and fire incidents have been reported compared to last year, according to data set to be presented Thursday to Metro’s Board of Directors.
The data are not final, but reflect more reports of smoke and fire even as Metro said its customer injury rate for rail riders has declined.
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Posted 24 April 2017 - 09:54 PM
WTOP radio, 4/24/17:
Metro fire data suggest little change
WASHINGTON — The number of Metrorail fires tied to arcing insulators and debris on the tracks is holding steady or trending higher, data from the first three months of the year show.
There were 12 arcing insulators in January, February and March of 2017 that required some kind of action to put out a fire, one more than the same period last year and a similar number to each of the two years before that.
“The main drivers behind these events are wet, muddy conditions and insulator contamination and degradation,” a report prepared for the Metro Board’s Safety Committee said.
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