Electrical issue causes Metra train to be evacuated near Grant Park
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Metra train needed to be evacuated near Grant Park in Chicago Friday evening for an electrical issue.
The Chicago Fire Department had a massive response to the incident on the Metra Electric Line near the Museum Campus/11th Street station, according to the department. Crews were on the scene investigating the problem with the six-car train.
Several emergency vehicles were visible at the scene.
Commuters said they saw a fire.
"The engineer – I guess she saw in her mirror, there was flames and smoke coming from the rear of the train, so she stopped the train, and she radioed the engineer to shut off all the power," said commuter Lionel Haslerig.
Metra said there were no injuries or transports due to the incident.
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