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CHICAGO — Authorities say a fire in a Chicago subway injured 19 people and sent black smoke billowing from grates along city streets.
The Chicago Transit Authority said heavy smoke was reported about 5 p.m. Sunday along the Red Line tracks just north of downtown.
Chicago Fire Department spokesman Richard Rosado said 19 people were taken to hospitals, most with respiratory complaints, though none suffered life-threatening injuries.
Transit spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski said the fire was quickly extinguished and investigators were trying to determine what started the blaze.
