Fire at Walnut Creek BART Station Halts Service

WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Walnut Creek BART Station reopened Saturday afternoon after the covering on the third rail caught fire, a BART spokeswoman said. As of 4:25 p.m., BART crews were given the okay to operate trains on one track in the station.

The fire was reported to BART officials at about 3 p.m. and caused the closure of the station, spokeswoman Alicia Trost said. Firefighters from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded and extinguished the fire.

A BART crew inspected the track before the station reopened, Trost said.

Smoke and a strong odor were reported on one train that was taken out of service. The fire was on the station's Oakland-bound side.

— Bay City News; Image via Contra Costa County Fire Protection District