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| z | i was waiting for the 7:44 to princeton which was flagged standby on the monitor when a smell of burning and volatile organics began to permeate the waiting room. soon opaque black smoke was billowing out of an escalator near where i was standing. the tang of burning electronics and insulation was alarming. i was already walking towards the stairs at 31st and 8th when the pa came alive an calmly asked us to evacuate. i left as the fire engines arrived. | 050909 |