Fire breaks out on CTA Red Line train near 87th St, Cook County IL
Fire & ArsonA fire started on a CTA Red Line train near 87th Street. Smoke and flames were reported on the train. Emergency crews removed power from the tracks and began evacuation to ensure passenger safety.
Audio|Source: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
He was kind of smoke coming from a Southdown train when I first came in the head out.
00:07
I'm just still checking.
00:09
2.4-820.
00:11
Let me know when you're back aboard your hair car.
00:20
Control, there was smoke being reported from which stream?
00:24
843, that's the Southbound operator in Approach of 87.
00:28
All right, Telford, we're later trained up.
00:30
Telfore, railroad, 843 can I have an update.
00:34
Okay, you're going to track number all that. I believe the CD said that four individuals threw a firework out to the right away.
00:43
843, you got somebody on the right away.
00:47
Down to the right of me right now. I got a blue light on my fourth car going to cut off the HAC was not one of says.
00:54
843, why were you not already at track level when you weren't instructed to? The blue light can wait. I need you to head down the track level to take and advise. That's a statistic at 5, 6, 8.
01:06
Down your name.
01:17
It's a fire to leave a 1010. 8.4.
01:26
843, you had a plane.
01:30
43, do you need power remove?
01:32
Yeah, we need fire remove, yes, there's a fire down here. I'm looking a fire seizure, trying to cut the fire off. There's a plastic fire. Hold, real car.
01:40
No, let's get any there. Let's get you there.
01:51
It's a large fire.
01:55
2-4-843. I got power and process have been removed.
02:01
A2A, I'm a grandchild, a single, assist.
02:05
4A20, thank you.
02:07
...talk Joe to K-202 and all units at this time, power has been removed on the red line in the area of 87,
02:14
due to a report of a 1080.
02:17
All limits will be from 79 to 95th. Your attention,
02:22
K-202.
02:25
Hey,
02:32
43, what's that fair for Al-Qan number?
02:36
El-call number 5623. There's a fireball.
02:39
I'm a tent to turn around now.
02:41
10-4.
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W 87th St, Illinois
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