Crime & Safety

Metra Train Catches Fire in Morton Grove

A Fox Lake-bound North Line train stopped shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The outbound Milwaukee District North Line train #2149 scheduled to arrive in Fox Lake at 8:36 p.m. stopped shortly after 8 p.m. due to an engine fire, but no one was hurt and there is no danger to passengers, ABC-7-Chicago reports.

According to Metra’s website, Train #2151 - which is scheduled to arrive at Fox Lake at 9:09 p.m. - will tie onto and assist the train that caught fire.

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