Possible Arcing Incident at Rosslyn Metro Station: Reports

ARLINGTON, VA — Firefighters have responded to the Rosslyn Metro station due to a possible fire from an arcing insulator on the tracks near the station, according to reports.

Metro tweeted at around 3 p.m. that trains were single-tracking between Foggy Bottom and Arlington Cemetery due to fire department activity outside Rosslyn, with delays in both directions.

WJLA reporter Bri Carter tweeted that all trains were coming through the lower level of the station, and none on the upper platform, due to the investigation of "possible arcing."

A posting in the Facebook group "Rail Transit Operations, Performance & Safety Group" indicates that delays are approaching 25 to 30 minutes on the Blue and Orange lines.

As of 5 p.m. Thursday, riders were still complaining on Twitter of significant delays in the area.

All trains on lower level at Rosslyn, no trains servicing upper platform, metro investigating track, possible arcing #Wmata @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/1vIl78aih0
— Bri Carter (@ABC7Bri) January 12, 2017

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