Fire Log: Train Fire on Friday

About 100 people had to be evacuated and numerous small fires along the tracks had to be put out when an MBTA train caught fire on Friday.

It took about an hour for fire crews from Medford and Malden to clear the scene of the blaze, which was called in at about 2:48 p.m. Friday, according to a fire report written by Deputy fire Chief Steve Howe.

Firefighters had to wait until power to the rail lines was cut before they extinguished the fire. About 100 people on board the orange line train were evacuated to staging area where there was an ambulance and transfer buses, Howe wrote.

The train was on the tracks between Malden Center and Wellington Stations, near Kappy's Liquor in Medford.

The disabled train clogged the northbound tracks, forcing the MBTA to run shuttle service from Wellington to points north.

After several small fires on the tracks were put out the scene was turned over to the MBTA for investigation.

Wednesday, March 16

• 6:39 p.m., cooking fire, 241 Park St.
• 9:16 p.m., arcing wires, 112 Sherwood Road

Thursday, March 17

• 11:29 a.m., carbon monoxide, 13 Ronaele Road
• 1:56 p.m., smoke scare, 74 First St.
• 6:30 p.m., animal problem, 56 Stanley Ave.

Friday, March 18

• 1:27 a.m., motor vehicle accident, I-93 North
• 2:53 p.m., train fire, Wellington Station

Saturday, March 19

• 7:04 p.m., motor vehicle accident, I-93 North
• 9:59 p.m., burning rubbish, 15 Princeton St.

Sunday, March 20

• 12:06 p.m., carbon monoxide detector, 16 Monument St.
• 2:21 p.m., carbon monoxide, 40 Evans St.
• 2:24 p.m., wire down, 26 Columbia Road
• 2:55 p.m., cooking fire, 3620 Mystic Valley Parkway

Monday, March 21

• 8:52 p.m., wire down, Hicks Ave. and Sumner Ave.

Tuesday, March 22

• 3:26 p.m., water problem, 100 George P Hassett Drive