False Alarm Briefly Closes Bethesda Metro Station

Report of a fire or smoke on the tracks led to closure

October 23, 2014 7:56 a.m.

A report of fire or smoke inside the tunnel between the Medical Center and Bethesda Metro stations briefly led to the closure of the Bethesda station around 7:30 a.m. this morning.

About five minutes later the closure was lifted after fire officials swarmed the station and found no fire or smoke, according to fire department spokesman Pete Piringer.

That section of track is prone to leaks and will be the focus of a Metro improvement project in 2016. The leaks have caused arcing insulators resulting in sparks and fires stemming from the third rail and leading to service disruptions, according to Metro.

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