WGN reporting CTA derailment in Chicago.

[icymist]

http://www.wgnradio.com/listen/index.htm (Need a Real Player)
"Traumitized looking people"

Faux (Cable) News reporting 60 injured, lots of smoke no fire.

[Monkeyman]

1. NBC HAS IT ON NOW

20 RESCUE ON SCENE. Its the blue line some people hurt no count yet

[icymist]

2. WGN radio: "No reports of serious injury, lots of black smoke"

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[mohinoaklawnillinois]

3. According to the local NBC affiliate, 7 people have been

taken to area hospitals for smoke inhalation. I don't think this is a "derailment", sounds more like an electrical problem with one the cars.

[icymist]

4. Faux news real fast to split the TV screen with train bombings in India!

Idiots!

[icymist]

5. Here's the story on the AP wire:

Part of Chicago Transit System Shut Down
By Associated Press

July 11, 2006, 7:10 PM EDT


CHICAGO -- A section of the city's transit system was shut down and commuters were evacuated during Tuesday's afternoon rush hour after authorities received reports of smoke in a subway line.

Service was affected between downtown and the city's Wicker Park neighborhood on a line that connects the downtown to O'Hare International Airport, said Chicago Transit Authority spokeswoman Ibis Antongiorgi.
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