Police chase, crash in downtown D.C.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

This might explain why I’ve been sitting on a Red Line train for 45 minutes — avoid Red Line downtown

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Cara Rinkoff Retweeted: https://twitter.com/CaraRinkoff

Red Line: Service restored btwn Farragut North & Gallery Place. Delays continue in both directions following earlier fire dept activity.

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Police chase, crash in downtown D.C.

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[IronLionZion]

1. Also a track problem and a fire at Farragut North

I actually just walked by there around 10 AM today and didn't see anything out of sorts. It must have been over by then.

Sounds like the police chase was around Metro Center. video of the fire at the WaPo link

[elleng]

2. Metro restores service on Red Line in downtown Washington after debris fire.

Service was restored on Metro’s Red Line after earlier delays from a track problem and a small fire outside the Farragut North station in downtown Washington.

Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly said in an email that officials were investigating a reported arcing insulator.

Arcing happens when something like debris or a worn-out cable on an insulator allows the current that helps run the trains to break free. Sometimes arcing can be a single spark to something larger that can create heat and possibly smoke.

Updated at 10:35 a.m.

D.C. Fire officials said there is a small debris fire in the tunnel of Metro’s Red Line between the Farragut North and Metro Center stations.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/05/31/metro-suspends-red-line-service-downtown-because-of-track-problem/?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. I got off the Red Line just in time.

I left at 9:45 a.m., give or take.

[elleng]

4. GOOD!