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Subway fire update

POSTED: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 8:55 PM
Filed Under: News | SEPTA

Our intrepid Matt Stroud brings us this report from what was apparently a fire on the Broad Street Subway.

According to Stroud, police say someone "threw a bag onto the tracks," that somehow led to a fire, that somehow spread. Police are not calling it a "terror" incident, says Lt. Robert Wright.

The subway is closed indefinitely between Walnut and Erie stations. While SEPTA is running a shuttle service along Broad street, Stroud reports from Spring Garden Street that most are already full: "I watched four go by without picking anybody up."

More later.


yoused itnome
Posted 2011-02-03 00:39:32
I suppose when someone puts a quick update on an earlier story, it must be as long as the original story. I was unaware that the cliffnotes version of war and peace was as long as original. Actually on checking, it is Longer than the original.

"Police are not calling it a "terror" incident, says Lt. Robert Wright"
This would push me to thinking that he was a policeman.

Please, lay off the caffeine Mr. Grant

Kevin Grant
Posted 2011-02-02 09:53:03
This story is incomplete. Who is Lt. Robert Wright? Does he work for the  Philadelphia Fire Dept., Philadelphia Police Dept., SEPTA Police Dept. was anyone hurt or taken to the hospital? Was there any damage to the station? A better job needs to be done when you are so called 'reporting the news'. Especially if you are serious about relaying timely, accurate, and useful information to the public. Just an observation from someone who keeps track of local news and current events.

mang mang
Posted 2011-02-01 19:56:25
little hood rats f-ing up my sitch..
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