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Fire at Harvard MBTA station impacts Red Line service Monday morning

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Crews have put out a fire at the Harvard MBTA station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which led to service interruptions along the Red Line on Monday morning.

The MBTA reported delays of around 20 minutes at 9:40 a.m. due to smoke reports. The Cambridge Fire Department was on scene to investigate.

Trains may stand by at stations, the T said.

By closer to 10 a.m., the MTBA alerted riders that shuttle buses would be replacing service between Porter and Park Street. Red Line trains would be operating on a single track between Alewife and Porter.

The Cambridge Fire Department said at 10:22 a.m. that the fire had been extinguished, and that train service would be resuming shortly.

Trains were back running with some delays as of around 11 a.m.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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