L’enfant plaza station
Last Friday, I went down
to Washington DC to see for myself what is going on with the Metro in
Washington DC. Was it terrorism or just plain negligence on the part of the government?
Knowing Roman and US
History, in my opinion, this looks too much like "opportunity" terrorism.
That is when a disgruntle worker uses a crises to cause more harm in the situation.
The US like Rome in the
7th Century, everyone who was anyone was causing terrorism and the sacking of
Rome. They spent so much on the military and fighting the Franks and Germans
with foreign fighters that the government could not spend money on domestic
public works.
Government could not keep
its promise to provide and maintain public projects like roads and bridges in
good working order. This same problem has hit the United States. Here is why
the US has enemies around the world that the military has to protect us from.
Here is why bridges collapse, roads and sewer lines fail.
Because people feel like
the government does not care about workers, they can go to work and not care
what happens. Every person for themselves is the order of the day. Just like when the driver of the Metro car (in
the way of the metro car in trouble,) walked away from their post that caused the
death of a Metro passenger. Sounds like when
the gate keepers of Rome let the barbarians into the City. No one can say what happened to the driver,
why they left the car, or why they have not been interviewed and put in front
of the media as I write this blog.
The Yellow Line near Central Station had a fire under ground at rush hour.
Here is what the news services are saying about the
Metro Problem in Washington DC.
Smoke Filled Metro Car
How could it tale 40 minutes to evacuate the train?
http://t.co/mj3PgBvRHJ
just awful. Never ever taking dc metro again.
The
presumed electrical fire on a Washington, D.C., commuter rail line that left one person dead earlier this week and
sent more than 80 to the hospital is under investigation, and as reporter Paul
Wagner has found, a lot went terribly wrong during the rescue effort.
Two sources with knowledge of Metro incident say
firefighter radios did not work inside tunnel. Officials used cell phones to
get info out.
Sources say antennas inside tunnel were not working
and had not been for several days. FF’s used line of sight communication and
phones.
First arriving firefighters on Metro incident at
L’enfant plaza station say exhaust fans were not immediately operational.
First arriving firefighters say there was no long
delay in getting third rail turned off. So, why do passengers say they waited
40 minutes?
Document obtained by Fox 5 says passengers inside
all but 2 of smoke filled Metro cars could NOT find handle to open doors.
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 13, 2015
Mayor Bowser says we will get to the bottom of what
happened and fix it. pic.twitter.com/9NeOLNCURJ
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 13, 2015
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 14, 2015
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 15, 2015
NEW: 3 sources confirm–driver of smoke filled Metro
train could not back out of tunnel because new train blocking its path had NO
driver.
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 16, 2015
Sources familiar with investigation say driver of
train that pulled into smoke filled L’enfant station–abandoned the train.
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 16, 2015
Here’s more: the reason the driver abandoned the
train is unclear. Was he/she ordered to? By police? By supervisor? or needed
fresh air.
— Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) January 16, 2015
The
blame game is well underway.
Metro tragedy must be wake-up call for local
leaders. This week’s incident exposes troublesome vulnerabilities & awful
contingency planning.
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) January 16, 2015
Smoke coming out of the metro tunnel
Other reports and conclusions
Fire Chief Jones refuses to answer questions about
what may have caused the delay getting to passengers. pic.twitter.com/CQ0OCev4MI
— Matt Ackland (@mattacklandfox5) January 13, 2015
Thoughts are with all those affected by tragic
events on Metro. I would await for full NTSB investigation so this will never
happen again.
— Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) January 13, 2015
.@SenatorBarb on #wmata
incident: “Riders should not live in fear every time they step on a Metro
train.”
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) January 16, 2015
Riders of Metro need answers. As Dean of
Congressional Delegation, I expect answers at next week’s briefing.
— Barbara Mikulski (@SenatorBarb) January 16, 2015
.@NTSB preliminary report on Monday’s deadly DC
METRO rail smoke incident: Here’s the damaged third rail —-> pic.twitter.com/CdUwNlKlOU
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) January 16, 2015