Updated 11 a.m. Tuesday
A fire at BART‘s San Leandro station early Tuesday triggered the system’s second major service disruption this month, halting trains in much of the East Bay and South Bay.
BART didn’t immediately provide details about the blaze, but video posted on social media showed what appeared to be an electrical fire along the trackway at the station shortly before 5 a.m.
Spokesperson Chris Filippi told reporters at the San Leandro station that the fire had damaged train control equipment and a high-voltage electrical cable that feeds power to the system’s third rail.
