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Trash Fire Prompting Temporary Rail Shutdown

18140 Parthenia St

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  • A small rubbish fire near the tracks in Northridge, California, temporarily halted rail traffic. Firefighters confirmed the fire did not affect the tracks, allowing rail service to resume shortly thereafter.

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A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 18140 Parthenia St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 18140 Parthenia St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 18140 Parthenia St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 18140 Parthenia St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 18140 Parthenia St.

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Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · Sep 5, 6:19PM · 0:30
Engine 103 from Metro. Metro from Engine 103, go ahead. Engine 103, we have MetroLink on the line. They want to know if the fire is touching the railroad tracks or if it's just near it. Yeah, Metro from Engine 103, no, the fire was not touching the railroad tracks. We're going to be done and you guys can open up the tracks in 5 minutes. We'll be right back.
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Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · Sep 5, 6:18PM · 0:11
Engine 103, be advised, we've notified Southern Pacific and they've shut down both directions of the railroad track.
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Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · Sep 5, 6:18PM · 0:31
Metro from Engine 103, on scene at 181 West Perthemia, we do have a small rubbish fire along the tracks, only they need to be shut down from Wilney Avenue to Reseda. Engine 103, roger, we'll notify rail, operations control, shut down from Wilney to Reseda.Metro from SKC.
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