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Glenmont Metro station shut after smoke from track fire reported | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The Glenmont Metro station was shut down for a time Monday night after fire broke out on tracks between the station and a rail yard to the north. | |
Smoke was reported in the station shortly before 9 p.m. and firefighters entered to search for the source, according to Montgomery County fire spokesman Pete Piringer. | |
A train in the station was being evacuated, he said. No injuries were reported. | A train in the station was being evacuated, he said. No injuries were reported. |
Efforts were underway to shuttle passengers to other stations by bus, he said. | Efforts were underway to shuttle passengers to other stations by bus, he said. |
However, Piringer reported about 9:30 p.m. that the smoke had been cleared. Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said the shutdown lasted for about an hour and the station was reopened. | |
The cause of the track fire was not known immediately. | |
There was no indication that there would be any ill effect on the tracks in the Glenmont Metro area on Tuesday. | |
The Glenmont station is the last stop for passengers on the eastern leg of the Red Line. | |
This story has been updated. | This story has been updated. |
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