Lawsuits are expected to be brought against the U.S. Metro system over reportedly “deadly smoke” choking dozens back in 2015 at L’Enfant Plaza.<\/p>\n
An internal review found that four important maintenance records for the transport ventilation systems may have been tampered with; a discovery prompting investigations into the department’s documentation practices.<\/p>\n
An internal report confirmed that the office of Quality Assurance, Internal Compliance and Oversight (QICO) “identified several instances of maintenance record modification.”
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Investigations found that preventive maintenance measures and checks may have been skipped. In failing to carry out preventive measures and checks, maintenance workers may have missed vital warning signs that may have foreseen the toxic smoke incident that enveloped passengers on that fateful day two years ago.<\/p>\n
A 61-year-old woman died on the smoke-filled train when a number of passengers were reportedly trapped inside a train for 30 minutes surrounded by toxic electrical smoke. At the time of the incident, the fans were not used correctly which caused the smoke to choke the passengers.<\/p>\n