Jan. 23 (Asia Today) — Smoke was reported from beneath a subway train at Jongno 3-ga Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 on Friday afternoon, prompting an evacuation of passengers, fire officials said.
The incident occurred at about 2:38 p.m. on an uptown-bound train, authorities said. Fire officials said the smoke is suspected to have been caused by overheating brakes.
No injuries were reported.
Seoul Metro said it was returning the train to a depot for inspection and that northbound trains were passing through Jongno 3-ga Station without stopping.
— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI
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