The service on line 2 of the Madrid Metro was interrupted on Tuesday afternoon for three hours in four stations after the battery of an electric scooter exploded.
The event, in which no victims have been recorded, occurred at 5:40 p.m. inside the last car of a convoy when it was stopped on the platform of the La Elipa station, as explained by Metro and Madrid Emergencies sources, Efe reports. .
The explosion of the scooter, an unprecedented event since the entry of these vehicles into the Madrid underground has been authorized, according to sources from Metro de Madrid, has caused damage to the floor and one of the doors of the car, as well as smoke. that has spread across the platforms of the station, which was evacuated by Metro personnel.
Several City Hall fire crews have intervened to dissipate the smoke from the station.
The service of Metro line 2 was interrupted in four stations (between Alsacia and Manuel Becerra), in both directions, from 5:40 p.m. to 8:43 p.m., except at the La Elipa station, where the start of the metro was suspended. postponed for a while longer, as indicated by Metro de Madrid on the social network
