Photos: Metro Simulates Fire In Expo Train Car

As part of its testing in preparation of the opening of the new Expo light rail line, Metro officials held an emergency drill at 9 a.m. Thursday morning at the Metro Expo Line La Cienega/Jefferson station as well as at a nearby parking structure at the southeast corner of La Cienega Jefferson boulevards.

The drill simulated a fire inside a train car as well as a law enforcement incident in the nearby parking structure and was just one in a series of drills that will be undertaken throughout the year ahead of the opening of the line.

According to a Metro release, the purpose of the drills is to better coordinate response times and communications with Metro Rail staff and emergency responders.