Electrical fire in Bethel Park causes power outages, disruptions to light rail systems
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) -- An electrical line fire in Bethel Park caused a "widespread" power outage that impacted city traffic signals and Red and Blue Line light rail service on Monday.
In a social media post, the Bethel Park Police Department said power outages were reported in the northern end of the borough around 3 p.m.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail systems also were disrupted, as Red and Blue Line service were temporarily suspended between Washington Junction and South Hills Village for about four hours. In a post on social media, Pittsburgh Regional Transit said regular rail service resumed at 7 p.m.
"Regular rail service will resume about 7 pm. Residual delays are expected," the post said.
Officials said during the disruptions, rail cars in service continued to operate between Washington Junction and the North Side, but no additional rail cars could leave the rail yard because of the incident.