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2006: CTA Blue Line fire and derailment traps hundreds of passengers in smoke

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2006: CTA Blue Line fire and derailment traps hundreds of passengers in smoke

A Blue Line train car’s derailment at the height of rush hour caused a fire that sent 150 passengers into dangerous panic.

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2006: CTA Blue Line fire and derailment traps hundreds of passengers in smoke

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