Rockridge and orinda stations. Some cars quickly filled with smoke, sending several passengers to the hospital. Anne makovec is live at the orinda station with more on the breakdown and the panic that followed. Anne. Reporter oh, really was a mess. All told, nine people were treated for medical issues and we just found out from the Fire Department saying it was not smoke, it was brake dust that was filling the bart cars. But it affected a lot of people negatively. 700 people were stuck inside a tunnel inside a train for almost an hour and the entire pittsburgbay point bart line was affected for most of the morning. Passengers were taken out on stretchers once they arrived at the Rockridge Bart station this morning. The train they were riding had suddenly stopped in the Berkeley Hills tunnel partially filled with smoke. An emergency brake was engaged by accident, not on purpose, and that emergency brake caused white smoke. There was never a fire. But there was a good amount of white smo
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Live in oakland. Well, heather, firefighters tell us that the boy was in Critical Condition and they believe he was taken here to oakland childrens hospital. The battalion chief told me a short time ago that the 2year old was fishing with a family friend, who was more like a grandmother to him and she apparently turned her back and that when the toddler fell into the water. That was about 4 00 this afternoon in vallejo. Firefighters say that the family friend tried to go after him, but she couldnt swim. Officials say that the child may have been in the water about ten minutes, possibly more. The grandmother took her eyes off the child for a short period of time and theyearold fell in the water. The Engine Company was able to pull him from the water quickly. Reporter the culvert where this happened is a popular fishing spot near the fairgrounds and six flags. They say that the family friend who was with the boy was transported to the local hospital as a precaution because she was suffer
This morning and have continued throughout the day. Philippe. Reporter it is a waiting game today. The chief negotiator says that there has been an agreement on several key issues but still no deal has been announced. The bart team loved the scene and a half said that they are or to wait until the unions are born to review the latest proposals. Were they returned. The around 7 30 tonight. However, they did return and they did not address the media you take that however you would like. They are still optimistic that a deal will be reached but the clock is ticking. I think that we put out a good proposal. We feel good about where we are. Bart still has questions to prevent a strike. We are still talking into and what we need to do and cautiously optimistic. I am hoping that things will happen. It could still be close on each side, so close, the economy at each side. Each side, and the economy is at such a risk. We are just that close. Reporter the last person you heard from was lt. Gov.
Coming up at 730. Youll hear from Union Leaders in reaction to barts latest as you can imagine. Bart riders are anxiously waiting to see if a deal is struck or if they have to find other ways of gettingw. Kron fours will tran is live at the west oakland bart station with that part of our coverage this morning, will . S of the morning has moved on the people are telling me that they are sick of this. People stated that they had stayed up late. They thought everything was a done until. If they thought that if no deal was in place by sunday midnight that they would strike, they woke up, they saw the news and they know that the trains are working. People work yawning when i saw them this morning. They just want a resolution. There is so much uncertainty seat right now every one is trying to make this work. Everybody is just getting tired of this. I think everyone is tired of staying up late. It is just very demanding. They know theyre in for a another long day because of the negotiators ar