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                     No Injuries Reported in DC Metro Fire

   by VOA News

   A fire broke out in Washington's subway system Saturday night,
   producing heavy smoke but no injuries.

   Authorities said an insulator caught fire in a mechanical room, which
   produced smoke in the Friendship Heights station and the
   Tenleytown/American University station. Rescue crews evacuated the
   stations but reported no injuries.

   Washington's subway system, known as the Metro, has been under scrutiny
   in recent years following a series of fires and safety incidents.

   A fire in 2015 killed one subway rider and injured several others. Last
   month, another fire led officials to shut the system down for an entire
   day for emergency maintenance. That was the first such emergency
   maintenance shutdown since the Metro opened in 1976.

   Metro officials have suggested that they may need to shut down some
   rail lines for weeks or months at a time in order to complete important
   repairs.
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