[WATCH] Smoke Fills Beijing South Railway Station

The BJMTR said the smoke was extinguished, and service was reinstated.

Besides the Weibo post, not much has been made known about Friday's incident. It is not immediately clear if the station was evacuated, nor the length of the service delay, nor if any injuries were suffered.

In the video above, some passengers are seen standing idly in the smoke while others move about in all directions, which lead to foot traffic going in both directions on a staircase. Meanwhile, one video shows a yellow-shirted volunteer wildly flailing his arms to direct passengers (shown below) while another shows a similarly-dressed person to be just one of the crowd, standing among the thick smoke and doing nothing (shown at bottom).

Beijng subway stations have seen their fair share of smoke and malfunctions.

This past February, an evacuation of Hujialou Station took place when thick smoke appeared on its subway platform during the morning rush hour, causing a delay of 39 minutes. In July of last year, Shuangjing Station was shut down and evacuated when people reported hearing loud bangs and seeing bright flashes.

A passenger's luggage that caught fire caused another subway evacuation in 2015, while a short circuit caused passengers to flee when the last subway train at Military Museum Station suddenly filled with smoke in 2010.

Meanwhile, malfunctioning battery packs have been blamed for emitting smoke inside Beijing subway trains on multiple occasions that have occurred this year and as far back as two occasions in 2015.

Images: Weibo.com