Traffic & Transit
Fire At Somerville MBTA Maintenance Facility
Fire officials said a train fire at the Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility spread to the roof Tuesday.

SOMERVILLE, MA — Emergency crews battled a fire at an MBTA maintenance facility in Somerville Tuesday morning. The fire started around 6 a.m. at the Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility and was quickly brought under control.
The Cambridge Fire Department said the fire originated in a train car before spreading to the roof of the building. A spokesperson for Keolis, which operates the Commuter Rail, told Boston 25 there was a "minor fire in the exhaust ventilation of the building."
Working fire now on Somerville Box 1443 for 70 rear 3rd Av, the Boston Engine Terminal: @CambridgeMAFire Squad 2 & Division 2 are responding to the fire. Engine 5 & Ladder 1 en route to cover in Somerville. https://t.co/8ZkWZHPR4V
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) September 3, 2019
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