Union Station flooding shuts subway

A TTC worker escorts a passenger from the flooded concourse.
Toronto Star photo.

I was on a Radio Room shift during the Union Station flooding!

It was just before Friday evening rush-hour when Toronto's largest transit hub was evacuated after a sewer burst, mixed with heavy rain and created a foot-deep pool of water.

Here's the story I was in charge of. I filed at least 15 updates in four hours as the story developed. We had reporters at the scene sending what they saw, videographers capturing the drama and beat reporters working their sources to get all angles to the story.

An updated explainer story ran in the print version, while this one was on the homepage for the rest of the day to let commuters know what was going on and how to get around the chaos.

One of the things I enjoy the most about my internship is working with other reporters. You get to break some really exciting stories and work as a team to get it quick, accurate and contextualized. You also learn a lot by working with some extremely talented people.