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Chicago Sun-Times
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Tanker car fire controlled on SW Side; Metra trains back on the move

Chicago Fire Department | Sun-Times file photo (Sun-Times file photo)

A tanker car fire caused workplace evacuations and delays to at least three Metra trains Friday morning in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, officials said.

The fire prompted a Level II hazardous materials response, bringing multiple fire department rigs to the 2600 block of West Columbus Avenue, the fire department posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. No one was injured but fear of a leak caused staffers to be evacuated from their businesses.

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