Seattle Monorail in flames!

[Andy_Stephenson]

More news coming soon.


http://www.komotv.com/stories/31515.htm

[banana republican]

1. I thought this was a political comment...Wheew

[Andy_Stephenson]

2. No for real...it is in flames...

melting even.

SEATTLE - A fire broke out on the Seattle Center Monorail late Monday evening around 5 p.m.

Smoke was pouring out of the blue monorail as it was just on the south side of the Experience Music Project.
There were some passengers on board. Fire crews were able to successfully evacuate all of the passengers and the fire was reported under control around 5:30 p.m.

Officials with the Experience Music Project report that operations there are still normal.

There have been no reports of any injuries at this point, but medics have been treating several people with oxygen masks on the lawn near the scene. Details from the Seattle Fire Department are forthcoming.

Traffic along 5th Avenue near Broad Street and along Broad Street between John and 5th Avenue was blocked for the fire response

[thebaghwan]

3. Probably sabotage by a person who does not want to pay for the

expansion of the monorail which is a hot topic here in Seattle.

[Andy_Stephenson]

4. It was the recall people...

they were out in force at the Folklife Festival...Not really...but...strange indeed.

[flamingyouth]

5. It's very scary

They were so lucky people weren't killed. :scared:

[Minstrel Boy]

6. Glad all's well, because there's nothing on earth like a genuine,

bona fide, electrified, six-car monorail!

[GregW]

11. It's more of a Shelbyville idea ...

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Yikes!!!!

Happy that didn't happen when we were on it! You would have had one freaked out greataunt on your hands, LOL.

[Andy_Stephenson]

8. Anthony and I were going to ride it today...the blue one...

and would have been on it when it went up in flames.

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. Double yikes!

Which were we on?

[Andy_Stephenson]

12. The Red Train

The blue one is always being "serviced"

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. Sounds like it needed servicing.

Wonder if it was sabotage or something wrong.

[Andy_Stephenson]

14. They are old and worn...

time to retire them and make way for the new one!

Edit: They are younger than me...scary thought...since they can be serviced...I can't.

Note: Mind out of the gutter greataunt.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. Will the new ones go faster????

:scared:

On edit: I didn't say a WORD!!!! And I am older than you.

[Andy_Stephenson]

16. About as fast as the old ones.

[Andy_Stephenson]

17. Ah...

but have you been serviced? :evilgrin:

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Trying to be, damnit.

:evilgrin: back at ya.

[Andy_Stephenson]

20. I'll let you know as soon as...

I find a good garage...

To get service. :evilgrin:

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. The garage would be acceptable.....

:evilgrin:

[Minstrel Boy]

10. Happy to hear you missed it.

In the late '90s I just missed being caught in a fire on the Toronto subway. No one died, but seeing the choking black smoke pouring out of the vents at street level was pretty damn sobering. My subway stop had a charcoal smell for two years.

[Andy_Stephenson]

19. My thing is being caught in elevators.

I have been stuck in elevators so many times...I expect it to happen.

[Minstrel Boy]

22. I was stuck on an escalator today, until

we realized hey, we could just walk.

Elevator. shudder I've been stuck in them only a few times, and not for long. I don't much like it.

[Andy_Stephenson]

23. I was stuc in one for almost 2

hours once...I took the opportunity to nap.

[KoKo]

24. Nap? Nap? They would have taken me out in a straight jacket after

spending 2hrs in an Elevator. :scared:

Claustrophobic.