About 200 evacuated from train at Guro Station after power bank starts smoking 

About 200 passengers were moved off a Seoul Subway Line 1 train at Guro Station after a passenger’s power bank emitted smoke, with no injuries reported.

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Staff from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport check out Guro Station in western Seoul on August 2024.

About 200 passengers were evacuated from a train at Guro Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 around 5:24 p.m. Friday after a power bank carried by a passenger began emitting smoke.

A small amount of smoke rose from the power bank in the pocket of a passenger in car No. 4 of an Incheon-to-Dongducheon train, the Korea Railroad Corporation said.

The passenger put out the fire and reported it to a station attendant. Guro Station staff checked the scene and moved all passengers onto the next train, which arrived about seven minutes later.

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The affected train was taken to a depot.

No injuries were reported, and train service was not significantly disrupted.


BY PARK JONG-SUH [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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