Airport Link station briefly closed by small fire
published : 1 Jul 2024 at 11:08
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The Airport Rail Link has reopened Ramkhamhaeng Station for passengers after it was temporarily closed following a small fire in a shop near one of the entry escalators early on Monday.
The fire was reported about 4.30am in a shop next to the escalator and the station was closed for the safety of passengers. Firefighters needed about 20 minutes to put out the small blaze.
Train services were not disrupted, but trains did not stop at Ramkhamhaeng. Commuters were advised to use Makkasan or Hua Mak stations.
No injuries were reported and no damage was caused to the station. However, the escalator remains closed.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
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Vocabulary
- blaze: a fire - เพลิง
- briefly: for a short time - ชั่วครู่, สั้นๆ, ในเวลาสั้นๆ
- commuters: people who regularly travel between work and home - คนเดินทางระหว่างบ้านและที่ทำงาน
- damage (noun): physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable - ความเสียหาย
- disrupted: interrupted and prevented from continuing smoothly by creating problems - ขัดขวาง
- escalator: a set of moving stairs that take people from one level to another in a large building - บันไดเลื่อน
- temporarily: for a limited period of time - ชั่วคราว
- Keywords
- Ramkhamhaeng
- airport link
- fire
