SEN. Grace Poe on Sunday urged officials of the Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT 3) to conduct a rigorous technical evaluation of all coaches to prevent the recurrence of “life-threatening” glitches.

Poe, who heads the Senate Committee on Public Service, issued the call following an incident on Sunday when one of the coaches of a northbound train caught fire near the Mega Q-Mart area which is located between the Cubao and Kamuning stations.

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