Section 72 in The Bangalore Metro Railway (General) Rules, 2011
72. Arcing and Fire.
(1)No person shall work closer than meters to a live conductor.(2)If any member of staff observes fire, smoke, arcing or fusing in the vicinity of the third rail equipment, he shall inform the Traffic Controller as quickly as possible and request power to be switched off from section or the line.(3)The Traffic Controller shall instruct the Traction Power Controller to switch off the power to that section of the line before taking any further action to investigate the occurrence.(4)The Traffic Controller shall also instruct the Station Controller at the nearest Station to check if the fire and arcing has been extinguished.(5)On the basis of report and investigation and confirming rectification of the fault, Traction Power controller shall reenergize the section and may advise traffic Controller to resume train services.
