BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited announced a temporary suspension of Metropolitan Rapid Transit services at all stations on Sunday following a fire along the Blue Line tracks between Tao Poon and Bang Pho stations.

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Passengers were evacuated from the station building during the incident, and the operator had initially reported an electrical fault at around 12.30pm, causing delays of approximately 60 minutes at some Blue Line stations and affecting services towards Tha Phra before announcing the suspension.

The Rama Radio Centre received a report through the 199 emergency hotline at 12.30pm of a fire around the tracks at Tao Poon station on Pracha Rat Sai 2 Road in Bangkok’s Bang Sue subdistrict and district. Bang Pho Fire and Rescue Station immediately dispatched personnel and equipment, with crews arriving at 12.32pm and finding that the incident involved a short circuit in electrical cables along the tracks rather than a fire in the station structure.

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Bang Pho firefighters reported that flames were still visible as they assessed the situation, and the involvement of high-voltage electrical equipment required particular caution while crews planned how to tackle the fire. The suspension left commuters scrambling for alternative transport across a significant stretch of the capital’s metro network, with the Blue Line being one of the busiest routes in the system, and authorities have not yet announced when services will resume as investigations into the cause of the short circuit continue.

-Thailand News (TN)