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Track fire at Downtown Crossing disrupts Red Line service
By adamg on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 9:00am
Smoke from what the MBTA described as "a minor grease fire" on the southbound side could be smelled as far away as Broadway, but the Boston Fire Department gave the T permission to resume service around 9 a.m.
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really?
smell it as far as Broadway? wow. imagine that.
Broadway New York, or merely
Broadway New York, or merely Broadway South Boston? lol
http://www.boston.com/yourtow
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/downtown/2011/... says it was track lubrication grease that probably got ignited by a hot metal fragment from a wheel. What's supposed to keep that from happening?
The breeze from a passing
The breeze from a passing train, or a quick hit from a fire extinguisher usually puts those out without the assitance of the fire department.
cooking grease
I was thinking it was cooking grease from one of those food stands that keep up their Christmas lights year round.