LRT2 trains on provisional service after fire affects Recto station

As of 1:17 p.m. of May 14, the Light Rail Transit Authority said LRT2 operations have resumed its full operations, with trips running from Recto station to Antipolo station, and back.

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:03 p.m) — The Light Rail Transit Authority said Sunday morning that it will implement provisionary service in LRT-2 following the fire that hit a residential area in Manila, near the Recto station.

As of 11:21, the LRTA said in an updated advisory that trains will only run from Antipolo station to Legarda station, and back.

It said that they are conducting clearing and safety assessment at the Recto station.

“The power supply system and signaling system components of the said station were affected by the fire, that’s why there are no trips at Legarda and Pureza stations,” the LRTA said in Filipino.

The fire also affected the bridge connecting Recto Station and Doroteo Jose station of the LRT-1, rendering it temporarily not passable.

The STAR reported that a fire hit a residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila, affecting houses on Oroquieta street, before dawn Sunday. The Bureau of Fire Protection declared the fire under control at around 6:40 a.m.

Residents save and guard their belongings after evacuating from a fifth alarm fire razing houses made of light materials along Oroquieta Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila before dawn on Sunday. (Photos by Miguel de Guzman/The Philippine STAR) pic.twitter.com/wRx8PG52ku

— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) May 14, 2023

It added that the fire displaced around 1,200 families were displaced due to the incident, and caused an estimated damage to properties worth P1.5 million. — with reports from The Philippine STAR