Blue Line fire today: Person lights Wicker Park, Chicago fire on CTA train near Damen Avenue stop, causing CTA Blue Line delays
A person set himself on fire on a CTA train on city's Northwest Side, the Chicago Fire Department confirmed on Friday morning.
CFD said it happened on a CTA Blue Line train near the Damen Avenue stop in the city's Wicker Park neighborhood.
The man was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, CFD said. His age was not immediately known.
CFD did not immediately say whether anyone else was injured.
The CTA said Blue Line service is running with delays due to CFD activity at the Damen stop.
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The CTA instructed riders to board all trains on the O'Hare-bound side between the Western and Damen stations.
Trains in both directions are running on the same track between those stops, the CTA said.
Officials did not immediately provide further information.
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