FROM 130 to 140 passengers were evacuated from a "detached train" of the Metro Rail Transit-3 on Thursday, according to a transportation official.

"Around 130 to 140 passengers were evacuated by the combined security guards from Buendia and Ayala station. Passengers were evacuated from the detached train going to [the] Ayala station platform in about eight to 10 minutes," Transportation Undersecretary for Rails Cesar Chavez said in a text message to reporters.

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