Man starts fire on L car in the Loop

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A front image of an approaching Chicago L train on the elevated tracks. Photo credit Getty Images

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man started a fire on a Chicago Transit Authority L car early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

The fire caused minor damage to the car just before 1 a.m. in the 0-100 block of West Van Buren Street, police said, and the man fled the scene.

Loop-bound Orange line trains were temporarily stopped for nearly two hours near the Harold Washington Library stop due to a minor fire, according to CTA service alerts.

(Source:Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2023. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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