The trains were stopped at Lake Street at about 5:30 p.m. after the fire started on the tracks.
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The fire was put out shortly afterwards. Red Line trains between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown were being rerouted to the elevated tracks.
Northbound Red Line trains were running via the subway around 6:30 p.m.
The trains resumed their normal routing around 6:45 p.m.
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No one was injured.