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Mobile Battery Catches Fire Inside Tokyo Train

TOKYO, Mar 16 (News On Japan) - A mobile battery carried by a passenger caught fire inside a Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line train on March 15th, forcing the line to suspend operations temporarily across its entire route, though no injuries were reported.

At a subway platform, a station attendant was seen spraying a fire extinguisher onto a blackened object, after which white smoke rose from it.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and other authorities, the fire broke out at around 9:30 a.m. on March 15th shortly after a train stopped at Nagatacho Station on the Hanzomon Line in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. A passenger’s mobile battery suddenly ignited inside the train.

The fire was extinguished in about 15 minutes, and no one was injured in the incident.

Due to the fire, the Hanzomon Line temporarily suspended service across the entire line but resumed operations shortly after 10 a.m.

Accidents involving mobile batteries catching fire inside trains have been occurring one after another in recent years, raising concerns about the safety of portable chargers on public transportation.

Source: TBS

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