CHICAGO - No injutries were reported after a CTA Brown Line train derailed this mornign near the Belmont Station in Chicago.
According to various media reports, a still-and-box alarm and EMS Plan I, which sends at least five ambulances, were called by the Fire Department just in case. Sirens were all the could be heard nearly throughout the area, according to pedestrians. Onlookers also commented on the numerous helicopters blanketing the skies.
First responders were able to escort 13 passengers from the one affected train car down a catwalk back to the Belmont stop. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
Belmont Street has been closed between Sheffield and Clark, and traffic continues to build in that area this morning.
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