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Burning paper causes smell at Civic Center StationSan Francisco CA

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Civic Center Station, San Francisco, CA 94102

BART personnel detected a burning smell at Civic Center Station. Investigation found the odor was from burning paper on the platform, not inside the train. No smoke or electrical fires were observed. The train continued service after inspection.

Audio|Source: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations
06:40
Transcript:
00:00
He's got an intercom in car 4353-1, saying there is a burning smell.
00:04
K and 367, home position, invite?
00:07
367, home position.
00:08
At 2367, do you have a clear board?
00:12
214-1.
00:13
And you read back to the square at times 1151.
00:17
2.
00:19
And 2367, do you have a clear board?
00:24
367 A firm, clear board.
00:27
One car number was that again?
00:32
4531. 4531.
00:34
Here, 24.
00:40
2367, radio check on portable.
00:42
Go back and check it out.
00:44
Tomlin, 51.
00:45
Okay, for that.
00:46
Here, slight to Powell.
00:48
You have to take Muni.
00:51
367-4531 with a burning smell.
00:53
Take Muni.
00:56
13, take one.
00:57
2.20.
01:02
10453, pressing 16th Street 2, train 453, hold 6, center, readback.
01:06
Yeah, head back to the plus one, too.
01:08
It's Lake to Powell.
01:09
We've got a 400 coming in now.
01:12
Central New 117, Greenham here with transfer number 7, 1, 6.
01:18
Train, 453, punching 16th Street, 2, train 453, hold sitting center, section, rebate.
01:24
On 7, thank you.
01:27
Central 367, radio check.
01:29
Ten-two on me.
01:31
You're ten-two.
01:33
Train four or five three, 16th Street Two,
01:36
and four-five-three.
01:38
Hold Civic Center, read back.
01:40
And we'll be out-of-service 117 run-throughs to various.
01:46
Train, 453, 16th Street, 2, Central.
01:49
Central, 10-9-11 for the 117.
01:52
O-5-3, House Civic Center.
01:55
Out-service, run-through to Barriers?
01:58
Cable.
02:01
2453, you're backtrack time at 1152.
02:03
Train ahead.
02:05
Thank you.
02:07
Depending on 1119 approach the solid end.
02:12
Central, this is a 367.
02:13
They say they don't smell it right now.
02:15
They say it was a call for it to a lot station.
02:17
Okay,
02:19
thank you. They don't smell it right now.
02:21
Do you see any smoke or anything like that?
02:25
Let's just check the CBI is going to keep this train of service with these stalls.
02:30
You said it smell like electrical.
02:33
I got to be any smoke, though.
02:36
Do you confirm? Uh,
02:38
negative, they said just a smell.
02:40
Plusmate the last patient.
02:42
Okay, I'll let out there, no,
02:45
no. When I get to Barry Yessel.
02:49
367, heading back to cab.
02:52
Switch to 297.
02:54
Switch to 297. Switching time here are with the pickup.
02:56
Which will approve?
02:59
20367, switch to Dango.
03:00
Copy.
03:02
Dango is 367.
03:06
Yeah, 367. Are you in car 4531?
03:09
Maybe I've been back in the cab.
03:11
When I was in 4531, I didn't smell anything.
03:15
Okay, probably.
03:16
But that's where the report came from?
03:18
A firm.
03:20
They said they smelt it in the last station.
03:25
Okay, copy.
03:26
But you have a clear board?
03:28
Train 369, approaching 24th Street 2.
03:31
Train 369. Hold 16th Street, good back.
03:34
Okay, for...
03:35
Okay, no, holds 16.
03:38
I missed.
03:39
Train 369, rebeck, Craig.
03:41
Time 1154. Troubleshooting, train up Powell.
03:43
You know what, uh,
03:45
360, head back to a four, five, three, one.
03:47
Let's just kind of nub that car.
03:52
One is two-four.
03:55
Two-four-0.
03:57
Two-fourthous, three, six-seven.
03:58
No, Tangle wants me to go up there for the car.
04:01
Okay, I copy.
04:03
I'm on a unity platform, it's more care to with some burning papers.
04:11
Okay, copy.
04:14
Train, 453, Civic Center, too.
04:16
Any smoke or electrical smell there? That's Civic Center.
04:20
I don't see no smoke, but I do smell something like burning paper.
04:28
I copy 453.
04:31
So the train moved from Apollo?
04:34
Yeah.
04:40
Yeah, it looks like it left, but it's nothing to do.
04:45
It looks like it's not related to the train.
04:50
Okay, Tommy.
04:52
Now, 367, how are we looked?
04:56
367, I dumped it from the kite also?
04:59
Yeah, from PDV7 dump.
05:01
Get your take down the line.
05:03
Copy, it's already dumped.
05:04
Cutting it now.
05:05
Now.
05:07
They're doing courtesy once you're moving ATO.
05:11
Copy.
05:16
Tango three six seven, kind and down to tape.
05:19
Copy.
05:23
Tango, Trees, Tengone.
05:33
You're 10, are you got a 200-proofail flight to 12th Street? Wait for this 367 there.
05:40
Central, Daily City Transfer 1.
05:42
Can I get a mock distance?
05:46
Can I be just a second.
05:48
Double.
05:50
24-3-1.
05:52
Good.
05:54
You still waiting for me?
05:57
Hey from?
06:00
Section 467.
06:01
Cut and dumped.
06:02
Starvation B4-4-3-1.
06:06
Here's scroll 4-speed.
06:07
Okay.
06:09
Outrise full speed, one car cut, time is 1157.
06:12
And we're still continuing to hold there about.
06:16
Where do you can go to 5th platform?
06:20
Count there, continue hold.
06:26
10367, pallis straight to your release room your whole time is 1157.
06:30
Yeah, T4 you get this, you're going.
06:32
I'll get it down the line.
06:37
Yeah, it's for, yeah, the smoke was like burning his paper.

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