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CTV News
8 hours ago
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- CTV News
The TTC is shutting down parts of the subway for maintenance work. Here's when and where
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy Commuters taking the subway this week may face some discomfort as the TTC is planning some maintenance work for both lines this week. Line 1 will be shut for planned track work from Monday until Thursday between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. All subway stations except Lawrence and North York Centre will remain open for customers to purchase fares and connect to surface routes, TTC says in a service alert. Extra Wheel-Trans buses will operate between Finch and Eglinton stations for any customers requiring assistance. Line 2 will be closed for planned track work between Woodbine and Broadview stations on Saturday and Sunday. Shuttle buses will be available for commuters during the seven-station shutdown and TTC staff will be available for any assistance. Extra Wheel-Trans buses will operate between the affected stations for any customers requiring assistance. All stations except Chester Station will be open for customers to purchase fares and connect to surface routes, TTC says.
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Panicked tourists run for their lives as man sets himself on fire in busy Brazil subway station
A man set himself on fire inside a busy subway station in Brazil in a horrific scene captured on video. The unidentified 74-year-old was seen engulfed in flames in the São Bento station in downtown São Paulo on the morning of Friday, May 30. The man reportedly drank a flammable liquid and then poured it on himself before setting himself ablaze. He later died at the hospital. Video showed the man walking on the Line 1-Blue platform completely covered in flames as passersby looked on in horror. Subway security agents and bystanders responded and helped extinguished the flames. The São Paulo Fire Department and paramedics later arrived on the scene and provided the man emergency first aid. After the blaze was extinguished, the man was seen standing motionless with many of clothing burned off. A worried witness approached to ask what he had done, according to a video. 'My god in heaven, what is this?' the witness is heard asking. 'My god, why would you do this?' My god. Holy f*****g s***,' he added. The man was rushed to São Paulo Hospital, where he was reportedly confused and angered as he received treatment. He died shortly after 8pm local time, the hospital said. Witness Wellington Castello was at the station at the time and said he saw the man fully covered in flames when he and two other passengers decided to help. 'He wasn't screaming, he was just walking with his hands open. At first, I even thought it was some kind of "magic,"' Castello wrote on social media, according to the news outlet Jornal de Brasilia. 'But I realized that it was a person on fire. Then, a guy grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran, I grabbed another one, and another came from the other side with one too. The fire wouldn't go out, it took a few seconds,' he added.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
NYC subway rider stabbed in Grand Central by maniac blocking elevator
A subway rider was stabbed in the hand and punched in the nose during an argument over a bike that was blocking elevator doors at NYC's Grand Central Station early Saturday, cops said. The victim, 28, was on the mezzanine level of the 7 train waiting for the elevator at around 9 a.m. when he and the cyclist began beefing over the bike, cops said. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. The punch left him with a cut on his nose, cops said. Police were looking for video of the incident and searching for the attacker.
Telegraph
3 days ago
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- Telegraph
Champions League final: Skirmishes between police and Inter Milan fans at train station
A skirmish between Munich police and Inter Milan fans broke out on the platform of the Universitat subway station in the city around 5.20pm local time. Munich's U6 line is struggling to deal with the volume of fans travelling from the city out to the Allianz Arena. Supporters of both clubs are getting frustrated at being unable to board trains. We have just witnessed half a dozen police officers in riot helmets with batons chase Italian fans up the escalators at Universitat. Those fans came back ten minutes later, some of them with metal bars, at least one of which was thrown at the police. They responded with pepper spray. The train is stuck in the station and packed with fans.
CTV News
4 days ago
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- CTV News
Trespasser on tracks prompts brief suspension of subway service on part of Line 1
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy Subway service has resumed along a portion of Line 1 after a trespasser on the tracks snarled service during the morning rush hour. Service between College and St. Clair stations was impacted for about an hour but the issue cleared just after 10 a.m. Shuttle buses were utilized during the service suspension.
