Dave

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 02:10:02 -0500

I was on the train when the explosions happened right outside the window. There was little to no visible assistance from ANYBODY the whole time we were down there. We were all instructed to stay in the front of the smoky train for an hour after the fire, not allowed to leave. They made announcements occasionally, saying "don't panic help is on the way." Most people on the train were clearly disturbed at the seeming total lack of emergency response personnel on the scene --I never saw a fireman until I was in the stairwell, and not a cop until I was out on Houston Street. A man behind me during the evacuation yelled at a fireman in the stairs for not helping where we leapt from the train to a dark, narrow ledge, and where an elderly woman had fallen just before. I was surprised at how many cops and fireman were on the streets when I got out, because there wasn't anybody underground. My question is how does the MTA feel about a deranged psycho sauntering down to the tracks and throwing bolts at the 3rd rail? It should be pretty clear that the trains are easy targets and need to be closely guarded.

Jen

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:59:39 -0500

Yikes! That is awful - thank God she's okay. Our friend's mom fainted and fell into the subway tracks, which is also very bad and makes you want relatives never ever to take the subway ever again.

Aaron

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:13:40 -0500

My sister was on the actual car that caught on fire. I'm never letting her leave her apartment again!

Gothamist: F Train Fire

Dave

Jen

Aaron