A Chicago subway fire sends 19 to the hospital this past Sunday afternoon, and track grease is to blame according to CTA subway officials. The fire occured just north of downtown Chicago on the underground Red Line tracks. One hundred rescue workers responded to the blaze and the fire was put out in five minutes according to fire officials.According to a spokesman for the Chicago fire department the sparks were ignored by passing trains. If someone sees sparks they should automatically be alerted to get help, so why didn't the train conductors alert anyone to avoid a dangerous situation?
There have been many instances involving trains where CTA personnel didn't take the proper precautions. For example a little less than a year ago I think many of us remember hearing about a 22 month year-old in her stroller being caught by the redline doors as it was moving, while the mother watched in hooror. Although the child is fine, this is still a very sad story that could be prevented.Train conductors are supposed to watch and make sure that people aren't stuck in the doors before they start moving the train. If proper precautions were taken in the subway fire, we would have 19 less people who sustained injuries.
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