Multiple Metro contract workers were seriously injured Monday morning following a reported electrical incident near the Medical Center Metro station on Rockville Pike in Bethesda.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services were dispatched to the scene around 7:45 a.m Monday, where station workers were stuck in a confined shaft.
At least three employees were severely injured. All wounds were reported as serious with electrical burns, according to MCFRS Spokesperson Pete Piringer.
All workers are being treated at a nearby hospital.
As of 12:21 p.m., Red Line trains were experiencing slight delays.
No further details regarding the cause of explosion has been released.
Update – IAO Medical Center Metro Station, @MontgomeryCoMD, electrical vault, several workers injured during electrical mishap, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated several workers, three (3) transported; 1 Pri1 trauma, 2 Pr12, all serious w/ electrical burns among other injuries https://t.co/gIkhP5A6lA pic.twitter.com/gmfbC2FALP
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 8, 2026
