MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Officials with West Virginia University reported that emergency authorities took part in an evacuation of those in a PRT car near the Beechurst Station on the Downtown Morgantown Campus early Thursday afternoon.
WVU Safety and Wellness posted on social media that an electrical arc issue involving a PRT car prompted the evacuation of several students out of the back window of the stuck car as part of a partial closure of the system.
Six people were reported to be in the car at the time of the issue, one person was treated for minor injuries.
PRT service from the Engineering PRT Station to the Beechurst PRT Station was expected to be back in operation by the end of the afternoon.