1 person dies after smoke empties DC Metro station

By The Associated Press
January 12, 2015 | 7:41 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokeswoman for the metro system in Washington, D.C., says one person has died after smoke forced the evacuation of one of the U.S. capital’s busiest downtown stations.

Spokeswoman Caroline Laurin declined to give more information Monday evening, saying the National Transportation Safety Board was investigating.

Hundreds were evacuated from the L’Enfant Plaza station about 3:30 p.m. Monday. At least six were taken to the hospital.

District of Columbia Fire and EMS spokesman Timothy Wilson said earlier in the day that emergency medical workers evaluated dozens of passengers after smoke filled the station.

The source of the smoke was not immediately known.

Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection

By The Associated Press
September 7, 2026 | 2:03 AM

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Yuma Adolphe and his team are responsible for the safe and dignified burial of some of the people who die from Ebola in Ituri, the epicenter of history's deadliest Ebola outbreak. Nearly every day, they dig the graves, prepare the bodies and handle the coffins. But as the authorities grapple with the outbreak, which has killed nearly 3,200 people among more than 6,500 cases, the burial team says they are at their limits, struggling with an increasing workload and hostile communities. “It is difficult, but we try to push ourselves beyond our limits,” Adolphe told The Associated Press. Since the outbreak began in mid-May, authorities have deployed small burial teams like Adolphe's across the hot spots to handle the burials. Paid $20 a day, they are a part of a group of front-line workers who are working to contain the rapidly moving disease.

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