Metro Reopens Dupont Station’s South Entrance After Power Outage

(Updated at 5:18 p.m.) Metro employees briefly closed the Dupont Circle Station’s south entrance after two escalators and the overhead lights inside lost power during rush hour earlier today.

Power was restored and the entrance reopened just before 5:20 p.m.

Conditions were treacherous as riders slowly made their way down the stopped escalator this afternoon. Several Metro employees and one D.C. Police officer were spotted helping riders down the escalator just before 5 p.m.

See a video of the outage below:

Riders slowly walking down the dark Dupont Circle escalators. Metro employees with flashlights helping pic.twitter.com/JGLH8l64rc

— Tim Regan (@MrTimRegan) April 21, 2016