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Possible brake fumes cause concern near Friendship Heights

Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
01:47
00:00
Can I get a crime exit at um (place withheld)? I just saw something burning over.
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Friendship Heights, 5337 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015
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As discussed during the dispatch call, transit personnel near Friendship Heights station reported a smell of something burning, later suspected to be brake fumes from a train. The train was instructed to stop as a precaution while units investigated the possible source. No confirmed fire was reported.

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