CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Full service was restored on the Red Line after riders were switched to buses for part of the route Monday morning, as crews extinguished what officials called a “rubbish fire.”
The MBTA announced the service switch around 10 a.m. after a series of delays earlier in the morning, initially stating Porter to Park Street stations were affected before expanding the change to Davis.
The move came as the transportation authority said Cambridge firefighters were investigating “reports of smoke” near Harvard station.
In an update posted later in the morning, the Cambridge Fire Department said it was working on extinguishing a rubbish fire that appeared to have started in a tunnel outside of the station.
No injuries were reported and within an hour, the department said the fire had been extinguished and that train service was expected to resume shortly.
The MBTA said shuttle buses were being phased out and residual delays were expected as regular service returned around 11 a.m.
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