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  "path": "/news/2026/05/26/red-purple-brown-line-train-fire-belmont",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T02:04:00.000Z",
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  "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"
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