Overview
- Metro de Madrid closed the Sol station on Friday for urgent cleaning and reopened it late Saturday after external lab tests confirmed that required safety and health conditions had been restored.
- The regional 'informe de riesgo higiénico' cited accumulated urine, feces and organic residues in ventilation shafts and measured high concentrations of ammonia and methylamine that posed risks to workers and the public.
- Metro completed surface and ventilation cleaning overnight and followed a protocol of ventilating spaces, taking samples and awaiting certified lab results before resuming service.
- Renfe’s Cercanías kept its access and trains running at Sol, unions denied requesting the closure, and the Community of Madrid, the City Council and the Delegation of the Government remain in a public dispute over responsibility and possible eviction.
- The City Council is investigating videos of people bathing in the fountain, reviewing CCTV for damage to monuments, and plans to seek sanctions and recovery of cleaning and repair costs while the housing-rights encampment remains in place.