A BART train arrives at the El Cerrito del Norte BART station platform in El Cerrito, Calif., on July 6, 2022.
Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATELATEST Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m.The "hazmat situation" that closed down Colma, Balboa Park and Daly City BART stations Friday morning may be linked to the explosive house fire in San Francisco's Sunset District that took place Thursday, Feb. 9, officials told SFGATE.
On Feb. 10, investigators took items from the scene of the fire, San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Niccole Pacchetti wrote.
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"During the transport of these items, the drivers pulled over in Daly City," Pacchetti said, declining to specify what the items were. San Francisco Fire Department representatives did not immediately respond to SFGATE's request for comment.
Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m.Colma and Daly City BART stations have reopened after both stations closed amid reports of hazardous materials in the area, representatives wrote on Twitter.
"Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Line service has resumed with delays between all stations in both directions," BART said.
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Feb. 10, 12:30 p.m.Daly City and Colma BART stations were closed Friday morning due to a potential “hazmat situation” near the Daly City station, according to a tweet from the transit agency.
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Both stations remained shut down as of noon and service was not running through either.
Officials received reports just before 9 a.m. on Feb. 10 that a white box van was possibly leaking propane or butane near the intersection of Junipero Serra and John Daly boulevards in Daly City. The drivers called 911 shortly after.
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“They pulled over the long side of the road. One of the containers that they were hauling was leaking a gas substance,” Craig Wittner, assistant fire marshal with North County Fire Authority, told SFGATE. “Like I said, it's suspected to be butane or propane but has not been positively identified.”
Around 10:15 a.m., the Daly City Station was evacuated and service between Balboa Park and Colma was suspended, Jim Allison, BART media relations manager, said in an email to SFGATE.
A hazardous materials team and allied agencies including the San Francisco and Daly City police departments arrived on the scene, Wittner continued.
The transit agency reopened its Balboa Park station as of 11:25 a.m. after also closing because of the incident. Highway 280 and streets near the incident are also shut down, according to a subsequent BART tweet.
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Some alternative transportation options, including the San Francisco Muni bus near Daly City Station, are also unavailable.
“The stations will reopen when it is determined that it is safe to do so,” Allison said. “Caltrain is serving travelers who would use BART under normal circumstances.”
