Breaking News: What happened on the Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line? Where and how did the explosion occur?

An explosion occurred in the cables in the area where the metro is located at Ihlamurkuyu Station of the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line. The smoke created after the explosion spread throughout the station.

TRAVELS STOPPED

Upon notification, fire brigades were dispatched to the scene and metro services were stopped.

PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED

Passengers waiting for the metro at Ihlamurkuyu Station became crowded. Passengers were evacuated by officials.

CONSIDERATION AT STOPS

Due to the malfunction, there was congestion at some stops of the metro line.

FIRST STATEMENT

In the statement made on Metro Istanbul's social media account, "Due to a technical malfunction on the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line, trips are made between Üsküdar-Çakmak and İmam Hatip High School-Sultanbeyli stations." statements were included.

'THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION ON THE TRAIN'

Hafize Zeynep, one of the passengers on the train, said, "We were on the train. Suddenly there was an explosion. We couldn't understand what was happening. We saw smoke coming out. The people at the station were stuck. We pressed the emergency button, but the doors did not open. We got out by pulling down the latch ourselves. Then the fire brigade came. No one came to take us out. We went out by ourselves. The flights stopped. Maybe they may not open today."

NEW STATEMENT FROM METRO ISTANBUL

In the new statement made on Metro Istanbul's social media account, "An electrical arcing occurred in the vehicle's energy supply system at the entrance of the Ihlamurkuyu station of the Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli| Metro Line.

Our teams intervened immediately, the necessary precautions were taken within the scope of standard safety procedures, our passengers were evacuated safely on the platform, and the area was isolated by lowering fire curtains over the smoke caused by arcing.

Following the incident, it was seen that some social media accounts and publications shared false posts about an "explosion" in the subway. The sound known to the public as an "explosion" was created during electrical arcing. The windshield of the train was also damaged in the incident, but no fire occurred.

"The technical malfunction has been resolved, and after the checks carried out by our fire brigade and metro teams on the field, our line has returned to normal service schedule."