Fire on train disrupts CTA Brown Line north of downtown Chicago
CHICAGO -- On this near 100-degree Thursday, a train on the Brown Line caught fire—trapping passengers onboard, and delaying others right in the middle of the evening rush.It reached the point where some people decided to evacuate the smoky train themselves.Before 6 p.m. Thursday, the fire broke out beneath a train near Chestnut Street—about a city block north of the Chicago Avenue /Franklin Street stop.Both the Brown and Purple Lines ended up grinding to a halt.
The power was cut—meaning no air conditioning during the delay.Images showed passengers standing on the elevated track with the doors open, trying to catch a breeze.Some took it upon themselves to exit the train, walking down the tracks.'What's really going on?' said passenger Versie Hodges.The Chicago Fire Department said the brakes on the 'L' overheated—causing the scare. The thick smoke was visible from downtown high-rises.
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