Powell Street station sees smoke from extinguisher, San Francisco CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch audio indicates reports of smoke and possible dust at Powell Street station in San Francisco. Personnel observed that a passing train carried smoke through the tunnel toward Montgomery station. The source appeared to be a discharged fire extinguisher, leaving powder-like residue on track one. The smoke likely resulted from this discharge, and service may have experienced brief disruption.
Audio|Heard on: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations
Listen to dispatch call
04:23
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, let me see how I can explain this.
00:02
I'm just outside of Powell Street two.
00:13
When that train came through on one side, it brought a whole bunch of smoke with it.
00:19
My tunnel is full of smoke headed towards Montgomery.
00:36
It looks like maybe fire extinguisher dust.
00:57
We believe somebody may have set off a fire extinguisher.
01:31
A report said it might have been a fire extinguisher discharge.
02:04
Could it be a fire extinguisher because one may have gone off in the area?
02:32
It appears to be fire extinguisher smoke because it doesn’t have a burn smell.
02:38
It could be a fire extinguisher discharge.
04:09
Looking into track one from the east bay, it looks like some kind of fire extinguisher residue within the trackway.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Powell St, 899 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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