A fire caused by debris shut down Gallery Place metro station during the height of rush hour Monday. [Debris fire closes Gallery Place Metro station at height of evening rush, snarling commute] Metro fully restored train service about 7 p.m., but a short while later, suspended Green and Yellow Line service between L’Enfant Plaza and Mt. Vernon Square and L’Enfant Plaza stations after a track fire caused officials to make emergency repairs. Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye said that shortly before 6 p.m., Metro received a report of a “smoldering stud bolt” on the tracks at Gallery Place.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2016 23:36 UTC