Investigators watching a New York City subway outage that lasted several hours discovered Friday that the incident was probably due to someone accidentally hitting an “Emergency Shutdown” button.
In reports released by the New York governor. Kathy Hochul
Kathy HochulOvernight Energy & Environment – Focus on solar energy Hochul signs law requiring zero-emission passenger vehicles in 2035 Five big questions after millions lose federal unemployment benefits MORE (D), which commissioned a review of the Aug. 29 disruption of operation control centers across the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), investigators found there was a “strong possibility” that the button was pressed by mistake due to the fact that the plastic was missing a guard created to prevent such situations, according to The Associated Press.
According to reports, the August cut affected more than 80 trains covering the numbered lines of the metro system and the L train.
“New Yorkers deserve absolute trust in a fully functioning subway system, and our job is to restore that trust,” Hochul said in a statement, according to the AP.
The button was pressed during a brief power outage in which several pieces of mechanical equipment from the New York City Traffic Railroad Control Center stopped working. Once the button was pressed, it caused all electrical equipment to lose power, the AP reported.
Officials informed the press that the service was delayed in its punctual restoration that day due to the departure of passengers from the train on the tracks instead of waiting for the recovery of the service. They added that the loss of power was due to human error.
Janno Lieber, who is the acting president and CEO of the MTA, told the PA that the agency is actively working to better manage and maintain the systems that support the control center.