"Multiple Incidents Prompt Closure and Evacuation of Eastern Market Metro Station"
TL;DR
A fire broke out in the Eastern Market Metro station in Washington, DC, causing smoke to billow through the area and leading to the evacuation of the station. Nine people have been evaluated for injuries, with one transported for treatment. The Blue, Orange, and Silver train lines are suspended between Federal Center and Stadium Armory. Officials believe that an insulator under a railcar caught fire, and shuttle buses have been brought in to transport passengers.
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- Explosion sends smoke through DC's Eastern Market station: 9 patients evaluated for injuries in scary incident Daily Mail
- Metro service suspended for Blue, Orange, Silver lines after insulator fire shuts down Eastern Market station FOX 5 DC
- 3 Metro stations evacuated because of smoke beneath railcar at Eastern Market The Washington Post
- Fire reported at Eastern Market Metro Station prompts evacuation WJLA
- Eastern Market Metro station closed after fire under train; 9 people evaluated for smoke inhalation NBC4 Washington
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