Imagine you’re taking the subway to work, getting off at Kayabacho Station just like you do every morning, when suddenly a putrid odor hits your nostrils. You look around but see nothing, at least until you look down and find out you just stepped in a gigantic puddle of toilet leakage.
That’s what happened to many commuters on the morning of February 26 at the unlucky train station in Tokyo. Thankfully the foul mass of sludge has been cleaned up, but not before some pictures of the event were captured that will make you swear something stinky is coming out of your computer screen.
If you have smell-o-vision installed on your device, we recommend turning it off now.
▼ It didn’t hit the fan; it hit the floor. It’s much worse when it hits the floor.
https://twitter.com/koupindazo/status/571200266495598592▼ When the hat comes off, you know it’s serious. (Check out the broken/leaking panel on the ceiling above the guy on the left. Yikes.)
https://twitter.com/breakingnews_jp/status/570807477479940096▼ Whatever you had to do for work today, it wasn’t as bad at these guys had it.
茅場町駅すっごいうんこ臭いって思ったら、漏水でトイレの下水で7番出口水没してた… pic.twitter.com/urzKY8xk1O
— すぅ🐧 (@SUEx_x) February 26, 2015
Apparently the cause of the leak was a burst sewage pipe in the ceiling over the entrance/exit gate. There’s no more details than that available right now, but if we had to guess, it’s probably because something like this happened in one of the squatting toilets:
▼ Relax, it’s just a plate of curry and rice…shaped like a squat toilet.
【生活】現在の茅場町駅 pic.twitter.com/SMYmIbOtG3
— 九州新報 (@kyushushinpou) February 26, 2015
Thankfully the leak was reported as fixed by around noon, and a special disinfecting team was brought in to help clean up the mess.
▼ I’m surprised they’re not wearing hazmat outfits.
汚物が降り注いだ茅場町
— 減光 (@D6BC96) February 26, 2015
なお臭いは解消済み pic.twitter.com/W28NBPWZDf
Of course, since the leak was in the worst possible spot right by the gates, anyone who wanted to actually use the Kayabacho station was out of luck. They had to go find another station, or wait around while trying their best not to breathe.
▼ “Well at least I know it wasn’t me. I always give a courtesy flush.”
Twipple (@TS0705_Rick)
Thanks to everyone involved, the leak is now fixed, and Kayabacho station is back to functioning normally. However, until they can be completely sure that it’s safe to use again, this particular turnstile is still closed until further notice.
▼ And even when it does open back up, I have a feeling that for some reason people will still avoid using the gate all the way to the right.
Twitter (@mm1996tm050143 )
Japanese netizens who were on the scene described the station as “Hell on Earth,” although we have to say Hell probably wouldn’t have such a quick and reliable cleanup squad. All the men and women who helped scrub the place clean definitely deserve a nice thick plate of curry as thanks for their hard work.
Source: togetter, Yahoo! News Japan
Featured/top image: Twitter
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