The first passengers to get to the surface are frightened by what happened
The first passengers to get out of the metro after the incident on the Sokolnicheskaya line told the MK reporter about what happened. Judging by their words, we are talking about some kind of man-made incident on the Vorobyovy Gory — Sportivnaya section.
— I was riding in the first carriage of the train towards the center, — explained one of the passengers. — Suddenly, sparks rained down from somewhere above and the lights went out.
— No, I didn’t hear an explosion, but smoke poured out very quickly. We started knocking on the driver, shouting, asking what we should do. He didn't really answer. It was difficult to breathe, we started trying to breathe into our jackets. Then he opened the door and we started running.
— There were four people with me. One guy, it seemed to me, had blood on his hand. We walked for a very long time, about 15 minutes. Then the lights suddenly turned on, and we soon reached the Sportivnaya station. I myself was not injured.
According to operational information, the smoke on the train occurred due to a technical malfunction.
The Department of Transport reported that there were no casualties during the emergency in the metro.