Downtown Los Angeles Panic

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Listening to the radio -

The red-line subway (?) closed down and traffic stopped at wilshire and vermont(?). Police officers and people feeling light headed and dizzy, wondering if they've been gassed? Just getting bits and pieces off of KFI radio. I'll keep ya posted

Hmmm...psychosomatic panic?

-- (news@to.me), September 26, 2001

Answers

wilshire and western - red-line station

-- (news@to.me), September 26, 2001.

All 16 stations now being evacuated.

wow flashbacks to the roll-over LOL!

-- (news@to.me), September 26, 2001.


PUT ON YOUR GAS MASKS NOW!!!

-- (HURRY@DO.IT!!), September 26, 2001.

"Police officers and people feeling light headed and dizzy"

False alarm, that's normal for people in LA, especially the blondes. It's just the usual smog.

-- (same@old.smog), September 26, 2001.


They are not sure what it was , but the fire dept has given the all- clear.

AS YOU WERE! : )

-- (news@to.me), September 26, 2001.



L.A. Metro Lines Evacuated After Reports Of Fumes

All 16 Los Angeles Metro Red Line subway stations were evacuated Wednesday after two-dozen riders at the Wilshire/Western station began complaining of dizziness and eye irritation.

About 20 to 30 people were treated after complaining of dry eyes and dizziness, while traffic came to a halt at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in the early evening, CBS2 News reported.

Firefighters were sent to the train station about 5 p.m., said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles City Fire Department.

He said that symptoms were minimal. Officials are not sure what caused the symptoms, but Humphrey said they could have been caused by a number of things, from a malfunctioning air conditioner to someone discharging tear gas.

"It appeared to be an isolated incident," Humphrey said.

The scare prompted MTA officials to close down the line and evacuate 16 stations, said Jose Ubaldo of the MTA.

Ubaldo said that they took extra precautions because the odor was "very strong" and they didn't know what is was.

"We don't, as this time, expect that this is a major event," Humphrey said. "But until we fully, and medically have evaluated these people we won't know what, if anything, they were exposed to."

The MTA was providing buses for stranded passengers, according to officials

-- (update@update.update), September 27, 2001.


Wilshire and Western avenues are located in an area of Los Angeles known as ‘K’ town, the ‘K’ referencing Korea. As some of you forum regulars are aware, I spend a lot of my time in this area and yesterday was no exception. When the incident occurred, I was in an office building one block from the intersection and when we left, the whole area was closed to traffic. Panic? Nah. Most folks just went about their business as best as possible but the congestion on the outlying streets was horrendous. So far, no explanations for the mysterious odor.

-- So (cr@t.es), September 27, 2001.

Were those big white busses with no windows?

-- Porky (Porky@in.cellblockD), September 27, 2001.

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