SEPTA service on the El resumes after underground fire
Service on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line between 30th Street and Spring Garden stations resumed Wednesday night after an underground fire.
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Service on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line between 30th Street and Spring Garden stations resumed Wednesday night after an underground fire.
Smoke billowed out from the underground SEPTA entrances in and around City Hall in Philadelphia on Wednesday, but service has been restored and so far there have been no residual delays Thursday morning. Brandon Goldner reports.
SEPTA said the fire started just after 3 p.m. and caused a power outage from 30th Street to Spring Garden stations, which closed part of the El for hours.
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