Carol Glover dead; 84 people hospitalized after Metro train fills with smoke following electrical incident near L’Enfant Plaza station in Washington D.C.

Modified Date:

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 3:38pm

Accident Date:

Monday, January 12, 2015

DC Subway Hobbled After Smoke Filled Train, Killing 1

William Coates, 42, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, who was waiting to catch a train at the L’Enfant station, criticized Metro’s response time. It “should have been a lot faster than it was,” he said.

One dead after smoke fills Metro station, forcing evacuation

“You could see smoke coming through the doors,” he said. “It started to get scary pretty quick.”

DC subway hobbled after smoke filled train, killing one

Eighty-four patients were taken to hospitals and more than 200 people were evaluated after smoke filled a subway tunnel and L'Enfant Plaza Metro station.

Train schedule modified after D.C. Metro death

Metro says the yellow line won't operate Tuesday morning. In addition, trains will run less often on the blue, orange and silver lines. The green line, which goes through L'Enfant Plaza, will be on a normal schedule, as will the red line.

Metro facing massive lawsuits: Family of woman killed, 80 others to sue over smoke-filled train

In addition to Glover's family, ABC 7 News has learned at least 80 others have also hired lawyers to sue Metro over L’Enfant incident, which now has the potential to cost millions in liability payouts.

At around 3:30 p.m. Monday, a Virginia-bound yellow line train that had just left the L’Enfant Plaza station in downtown Washington, which is one of the system’s busiest stations. About 800 feet beyond the platform, the train stopped, and an electrical arcing occurred roughly 1,000 feet beyond the train. The arcing caused the train and station to quickly fill with smoke. 1 woman, later identified as Carol Glover, was killed, and 84 people were brought to hospitals, most of which were because of smoke inhalation. At least one person was critical. As of Tuesday morning, MedStar Washington Hospital center reported the condition of six patients: one in critical condition, one in serious condition, and four in good condition. The status of patients sent to other hospitals is not clear at this time. One firefighter also was injured. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.

Type: Train Accident

Topics:

Mechanical Issue

Roadway:

L’Enfant Plaza station

City:

Washington D.C.

Area:

Washington, DC