Red Line subway service is resuming after a reroute Sunday due to a hazmat response in the Loop.
Trains were halted at 6:38 a.m. for reports of fire department activity at the Grand station, according to service alerts from the CTA. By 6:47 a.m., trains were being re-routed to the elevated tracks between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown.
Subway service resumed by 7:20 a.m., the CTA said. Trains continued to bypass the Grand station until about 8:30 a.m., but that station was eventually reopened as well.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesman said crews conducted a hazmat response at the station for reports of a suspicious substance.
Crews found a film on the tracks that turned out to be Ansul powder, a dry fire suppressant chemical, the fire department said.
Level 1 Hazmat Suspicious Package Investigation @ 521 N State (Red Line), film on track was a confirmed Ansul Powder, company's are returning. CTA will be reopening the station shortly per BC1/CFD. 4-1-8.
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) November 10, 2019
