The cause of the accident on the grey line of the Moscow metro, according to preliminary data, was a short circuit and fire on the Borovitsky electrotraction substations. About it “lente.ru” has informed a source.
Furthermore, the fire went out by itself, and experts called in connection with the traffic stop, found only his footprints. “The event reasons are established, has created a special Commission, which checks and substation and metro staff during the emergency,” — said our interlocutor.
At the stations South of the segment Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line of Moscow subway has accumulated more than 30 thousand passengers, said a source in law enforcement bodies. Police and metro are doing everything to resolve the situation expeditiously.
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In this case, our interviewee said that at all other stations the accumulation of passengers “typical evening weekday and not worried”.
According to him, in the tunnel at the time of the accident stood a train with passengers. The evacuation was not carried out, the composition gradually over 30 minutes, went to the station.
Meanwhile, according to TASS, in the tunnels stopped two of the whole. One of them was evacuated, the Agency said, while not specifying how were the evacuation.
At 20:05 Moscow metro, reported on the liquidation of the accident, movement of trains is completely restored.