CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - A mechanical issue resulting in smoke on the tracks approaching Central Station in Cambridge caused evacuations and delays on the Red Line Friday night.
Passengers were forced to evacuate the trains around 5:30 p.m., at the height of rush hour.
Video from a passenger shows dozens of people filing out of the Kendall/MIT station.
Regular service resumed around 6:15 p.m.
Trains proceeding with delays after a train with a mechanical problem was removed from service and the track area was cleared.https://t.co/tozecZGPH8
— MBTA (@MBTA) October 4, 2019
No additional information was immediately released.
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