Crime & Safety

'Small Fire' Delays Orange Line

MBTA reported delays near Mass Ave. stop due to fire department activity.

BOSTON, MA — A small fire at the Massachusetts Avenue station is causing delays on the Orange Line Tuesday.

The Mass. Bay Transit Authority at 12:25 p.m. first reported delays due to "Boston Fire Department activity."

Northeastern University Police on Twitter confirmed a "small but working fire" at the station.

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Photo via Northeastern University Police Department

Boston Fire "asks folks to avoid area," NU police tweeted around 12:45 p.m.

>> Photo by Patrick Mannion via Flickr/Creative Commons

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