Barcelona metro service resumes after fire leaves 137 passengers needing medical treatment
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Within moments, smoke covered everything.
136 people were affected by a fire at the contact line of the first branch of the Barcelona subway (L1), reporting to the Catalan edition of Ara.
The Medical Emergency System (SEM) has confirmed the care of a total of 137 people after the fire recorded in the Barcelona Metro Catenary between the stations of Glóries and Clot, on line 1, on the afternoon of this Monday. Of the total number of people affected, 131 were mild and another 6 were classified as less serious, according to the balance reported by the emergency service through a message on their social networks. According to the SEM…
The incident occurred at the end of the afternoon this Monday, July 27, 2026 and mobilized 22 fire crews.
The Metro in Barcelona has re-established regular traffic this morning, after the fire that broke out on Monday afternoon on the catenary between the Glories and Clot stations, writes N1.
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