MTR Kwun Tong Line Lam Tin Station was hit by two consecutive incidents yesterday (Oct. 13) afternoon and this morning (Oct. 14), disrupting services. MTR representatives met reporters at Lam Tin Station at 12:30 pm today.
MTR's Deputy Director in Operating & Metro Segment, Ms. Cheris Lee, apologised on behalf of the company for the two-day disruption, stressing that MTR is very concerned about the incidents and will follow up with a serious investigation. She said that at around 8 am today, the Lam Tin Station master received a fire alarm from an electrical room on Platform 2, and staff were immediately sent to inspect the scene. They found that the fire suppression device had been activated and equipment was smoking. Following the emergency response mechanism, the station master initiated station evacuation procedures, reported to police and fire services, and dispatched other station staff to assist passengers.
At around 5:30 pm yesterday, a fire broke out beside the tracks at Lam Tin Station. Train services between Kwun Tong Station and Tiu Keng Leng Station were temporarily suspended, Lam Tin Station was urgently closed, and a large number of citizens were evacuated. The fire was extinguished about an hour later, and train services gradually returned to normal. At 8:56 am today, MTR announced that equipment on the platform at Lam Tin Station was smoking, and Kwun Tong Line trains were not stopping at Lam Tin Station, with services disrupted for more than an hour.
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