{
"$type": "site.standard.document",
"bskyPostRef": {
"cid": "bafyreia7shw3r267jdlpmiyod7dq7p7g4svtcuglqmqmujccesagp4knsq",
"uri": "at://did:plc:ha7wpngv4f2qwrk5hta4ktbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmshgrmbgth2"
},
"coverImage": {
"$type": "blob",
"ref": {
"$link": "bafkreifplyudjyyq3j3sxnbqvvy2h7dfbljddzadrx3gh4tkikojpttsfy"
},
"mimeType": "image/png",
"size": 780322
},
"path": "/news/2026/05/26/red-purple-brown-line-train-fire-belmont",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-27T02:04:00.000Z",
"site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
"tags": [
"@nicholasorr19"
],
"textContent": "<p>An apparent fire at the Belmont CTA station halted rail service for nearly two hours on the North Side on Tuesday evening.</p><p>Firefighters responded to a call at 7:12 p.m. about a fire on the northbound Brown Line tracks at the Belmont station, according to a Chicago Fire Department official. All passengers were cleared off the train and no injuries were reported; the cause of the fire remains under investigation, the fire official said.</p><p>Trains were stopped between Howard and Fullerton on the Red and Purple lines, as well as Kimball and Fullerton on the Brown Line, a CTA spokesperson said. Service was restored around 9 p.m. </p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">hey folks is this stuff good to breathe in <a href=\"https://t.co/i0cZJBC5Na\">pic.twitter.com/i0cZJBC5Na</a></p>— Nick Orr (@nicholasorr19) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nicholasorr19/status/2059423315345752273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p></p>",
"title": "Red, Purple and Brown line trains running again after fire on tracks at Belmont station",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-27T02:04:28.973Z"
}