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Summary
Some 100-thousand Chicago commuters were delayed due to the result of a fire at an elevated train station on Saturday. The Chicago Transit Authority resorted to using buses to move customers from the station to connecting trains.The fire, which started at a building adjacent to some railtracks, did major damage to the station and the tracks. No one was injured. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.--- end ---
Footage Information
Source | CONUS Archive |
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Record ID | 30386 |
Story Slug | Chicago Commuters Delay (10/28/1996) |
Location | Chicago, Il. |
Format | pkgnt |
Date | 10/28/1996 |
Archive Time | 52:06 |
TRT | 2:03 |
Supers | Chicago, this morningNear Wrigley Field, ChicagoSofie Nelson, commuter :37Glen Smith, commuter 1:10Noelle Gaffney,Chicago Transit Authority Spokes.1:35Mike Majchrowitz, standup |
Video Description | Night video, firefighters fighting Saturday blaze at el station. Day video: commuters lining up at station, boarding buses, at el station, passenger sots, shell of burned out building. |
Description | Some 100-thousand Chicago commuters were delayed due to the result of a fire at an elevated train station on Saturday. The Chicago Transit Authority resorted to using buses to move customers from the station to connecting trains.The fire, which started at a building adjacent to some railtracks, did major damage to the station and the tracks. No one was injured. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.--- end --- |
Script | LEAD: Commuters are givnig the Chicago-Transit-Authority high marks for preventing a rush hour melt-down. The red, yellow and purple lines were interrupted by a huge weekend fire.100-thousand rail riders faced detours on their way to work this morning...but Mike Majchrowitz reports the transit agency managed to keep people moving... |
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