The Quito Metro construction began in the 2010s by the Spanish company Acciona at a cost of over US$ 2 billion. It has a fleet of 18 trains that run from north to south along 22.6 kilometers.
“The event must be very significant to have affected even the power in the Quito Metro which uses an isolated system,” Quito Mayor Pabel Muñoz was quoted by Teleamazonas as saying.