Embarcadero BART station reopened after two-hour closure

The smoke was reported at 5 p.m. Passengers reported on social media hearing loud bangs just before the evacuation order, and seeing smoke in the station. The smoke was reported at 5 p.m. Passengers reported on social media hearing loud bangs just before the evacuation order, and seeing smoke in the station. Photo: Stephen Lam, The Chronicle Photo: Stephen Lam, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Embarcadero BART station reopened after two-hour closure 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

Authorities evacuated the Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco Saturday evening after receiving reports of smoke on a train, BART police said.

The smoke was reported at 5 p.m. Passengers posted on social media that they heard loud bangs just before the evacuation order, and saw and smelled smoke in the station.

BART officials tweeted at about 5:15 p.m. that there had been an equipment problem, but that the system was recovering from a 10-minute delay.

San Francisco firefighters who responded to the scene said that a southbound train heading had some insulation issues that resulted in smoke but no fire.

The train had already moved on to the next station within 15 minutes of the evacuation order. Embarcadero station was closed for a time, but reopened within two hours of the evacuation.

Vivian Ho is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: vho@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VivianHo