Fire In The Loop

An electrical fire broke out in a residential high-rise located at 54 E. Madison in the Loop earlier this morning. The fire occurred in the basement and was put out 45 minutes after it broke out. The CTA is rerouting some buses but said trains running on the adjacent elevated tracks along on Wabash were not affected. The biggest inconvenience was a mile-long traffic jam extending south on Michigan as that street was blocked to allow access for fire trucks.