Railcar fire shuts down Metro at Silver Spring

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A Metro railcar at Silver Spring caught fire during Tuesday evening’s rush hour, snarling Red Line commuters on their way home from work.

Metro said no one was injured. Just before 6 p.m. the train offloaded its passengers one station before, at Takoma, but Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said he did not know why.

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