Update: Metro station reopens after smoke shutdown

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Update  2:40 p.m. The Federal Center SW station reopened at 2:24 p.m., according to Metro.

A column on the station platform, which contains electrical wiring, had been the source of the smoke, said Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel.

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