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Track fire partially shuts down CTA Red, Purple lines on Chicago's North Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- CTA Red and Purple trains were disrupted for hours Monday afternoon after a fire broke out on the tracks near the Addison stop.

The Chicago Transit Authority said after the fire, the Red Line was suspended between Howard and Belmont – while the Purple Line toward the Loop was not running at all.

Trains were back to normal movement by 6 p.m., according to the Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

Images from social media showed flames on the tracks and a plume of black smoke rising up. In one photo, a southbound train was passing right past the fire on the northbound side, just north of the Addison Street stop and near Wrigley Field.

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The CTA called the fire "minor."

As seen in video from Chopper 2, the fire was out by 3:30 p.m. – but personnel remained on the tracks.

CHECK: CTA Updates

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