BART's Green Line service down as impacts continue from fire at San Leandro station

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- All 50 BART stations are open following a Tuesday fire that shut down multiple lines of the mass transit system. Things weren't immediately back to normal Wednesday when the Green Line was still closed.

The fire happened Tuesday at the San Leandro BART station, caution tape and a "station closed" sign came down just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, letting BART riders step into the station for the first time nearly 24 hours after a fire broke out.

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An early morning fire that damaged cable and train control equipment forced the San Leandro BART station to close, and suspended train service between the Lake Merritt, Berryessa and Dublin stations.

The noise and barrage of sparks woke up Moe Awnallah Tuesday, who shot video of what the Alameda County Fire Department on Tuesday called an electrical fire.

"I saw the light coming out and just constant explosions that were going on," he said. "It was going on and off for about 15 to 20 minutes. It was really intense."

Though the station opened back up Wednesday, many morning commuters did not get to plan their day like normal because of the Green Line closure, which BART said was due to damage on the tracks caused by the fire.

The aftermath of the fire could be seen once passengers and ABC7 cameras were allowed on the platform.

The fire came nearly a week and a half after a computer system problem shut down BART system wide.

"I depend on BART to get to work," said John, a commuter at the San Leandro Station. "I get here and something is going on, it's like this. It's not dependable."

A spokesperson for BART apologized to riders after the fire saying that it's typically a reliable system.

Despite this being the second major meltdown for BART in nearly two weeks, public transit experts said BART is not in bad shape.

"I do think some of the things they are doing is paying off," said transportation consultant Ian Griffiths. "I think riders are noticing a difference. I think overall reliability is quite high outside of these isolated incident."

Even though many BART passengers said the impacts of Tuesday's fire were inconvenient, some had it in their hearts to forgive.

"I love BART," said Beverly Tyler, "It's just, you know, everything is business. Things do happen, and nothing's perfect. So I'm prepared."

BART said the cause of the fire is under investigation.