Moscow metro's Chistye Prudy station running normally after smoke
In short
Smoke was recorded at the Chistye Prudy station on the Moscow metro's Sokolnicheskaya Line, and the station is now operating normally, the city's transport department said. Train movement on the line is on schedule and there is no threat to passengers or trains, the department said. It said a special commission will establish the causes.
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Smoke was recorded at the Chistye Prudy station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow metro, and the station is now operating normally with no threat to passenger safety, the city's transport department said. Train movement on the Sokolnicheskaya Line is running to schedule, it said. [ 1 , 2 ]
In a statement on its channel in the Max messenger on Sunday, the transport department said metro services “promptly responded to the situation”. Specialists switched ventilation shafts into smoke-extraction mode and inspected the devices, the department said, adding that neither passenger safety nor train movement was threatened. [ 2 ]
The causes of the smoke will be established by a special commission, the department said; TASS likewise reported that a special commission would determine the causes. Interfax published the department's statement at 23:51 local time, after TASS reported at 23:17 that the station was working normally. Neither report stated when the smoke was recorded or whether anyone was hurt or evacuated. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The incident concerned a station on a central Moscow metro line, but the transport department said service was unaffected and passenger safety was not threatened, so the immediate effect on travel appears limited. The department said a special commission will establish the causes, so further official detail could follow.
Key facts
- Smoke was recorded at the Chistye Prudy station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow metro, according to the city's transport department. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The station is now operating normally, the transport department said. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Train movement on the Sokolnicheskaya Line is running to schedule, the department said. [ 2 ]
- Specialists switched ventilation shafts into smoke-extraction mode and inspected the devices, the department said. [ 2 ]
- The department said there is no threat to passenger safety or train movement. [ 2 ]
- The causes will be established by a special commission, the department said. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What caused the smoke. Both documents say a special commission will establish the causes and neither gives a cause.
- Whether anyone was injured or the station was evacuated. Neither document mentions injuries, evacuations or the extent of the smoke.
- When the smoke was recorded. Neither document gives a time for the smoke itself, only publication times.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that the Chistye Prudy station is working normally after smoke and that a special commission will establish the causes. [ 1 ]
- Interfax reports the transport department's statement that the station is operating normally, ventilation was switched to smoke extraction and there is no threat to passengers or trains. [ 2 ]