This is the moment emergency services battled to put out a Metro fire in California.<br /><br />The blaze took place near Downtown Long Beach station in the early hours of Tuesday (January 23).<br /><br />Footage show smoke rising from the tracks as a train carriage is stopped nearby. <br /><br />Police arrive at the scene and in later footage the Metro carriage appears to have been moved away from the fire. <br /><br />Smoke fills the street as fire fighters work to extinguish the blaze - which fortunately was contained to one section of the track. <br /><br />Carlos, 45, who captured the footage said: “I was going for a late-night walk at about 2.20am and noticed some smoke coming from the train tracks on the Metro rail. <br /><br />“I got closer, and I could see some fire coming out – like an electric fire right by the tracks and I could see the Metro had stopped there. <br /><br />“There was a conductor, but I didn’t see any people on the train. <br /><br />“The Long Beach police arrived shortly after, and the Metro workers and fire department came up two minutes later. <br /><br />“It was a bit concerning because I know the Metro, people pass through there all day, I live close to the station, so I see a lot of people there.”
