Report of Smoke, Small Fireplace Beneath Practice Interrupts Boston Subway Service

BOSTON (AP) — Service on certainly one of Boston’s subway traces was interrupted on Thursday morning when what firefighters described as a small hearth was reported beneath a prepare automotive they usually needed to manually carry water as much as an elevated platform to battle it, authorities stated.

The operator of a northbound prepare on the Crimson Line’s Charles/MGH Station noticed smoke coming from the undercarriage space simply earlier than 6 a.m., a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stated in an e-mail.

Passengers acquired off the prepare and evacuated the station, and there have been no accidents reported.

“We obtained a name for a fireplace on the Crimson Line outbound tracks. The businesses arrived they usually discovered a small hearth on the tracks on the outbound aspect with folks self-evacuating,” hearth Deputy Chief James Greene stated on the scene.

Nevertheless, the MBTA stated there was no confirmed report of flames or hearth. The smoke emanated from an air compressor management field on the prepare, spokesperson Joe Pesaturo stated.

The water provide system on the platform malfunctioned and firefighters needed to manually carry cans of water to the platform, Greene stated.

Shuttle buses changed Crimson Line service whereas MBTA personnel moved the disabled prepare, and repair resumed simply earlier than 8 a.m., with trains bypassing Charles/MGH. The station is anticipated to reopen later Thursday.

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