A Chicago Transit Authority subway fire that sent 19 passengers to area hospitals was reportedly caused by an electrical spark between two rails that ignited a greasy lubricant sprayed on the train wheels.
City officials blamed shortages in funding on the Sunday incident, which occurred on the Red Line south of the Clark Street Station.
One train operator was told to proceed through the smoky tunnel after he reported the fire extinguished. He later saw flames, but decided it was better to proceed over them instead of stay on top of them. As a result, he inadvertently spread smoke throughout the tunnel.
He made it to the next station and passengers made their way through the smoky tunnel up to ground level.
According to reports, most of the injured passengers suffered smoke inhalation or respiratory issues and two people remained hospitalized as of Monday.
Some officials argued Tuesday that additional funding to upgrade the train lines may have prevented this incident.
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