Crowds spilled into traffic in Toronto Tuesday morning as TTC passengers tried to get on shuttle buses after subway service was shut down on part of Line 2 due to a fire.
The Toronto Fire Service told Global News they responded to a small rubbish fire under the platform at Bloor-Yonge Station shortly after 7 a.m.
The fire was put out and no injuries were reported, but the incident caused big delays.
Just before 1:30 p.m., the TTC said full service had resumed.
“With apologies to our customers for the inconvenience, full service through (the) busy Bloor-Yonge interchange is back,” the TTC said in a tweet.
“After TFS put the fire out, we had to clean up and run test trains. Cause is still TBD. Additional repairs will be done without impacting service further.”
Following the incident, service on Line 2 was suspended between St. George and Pape stations. Trains on Line 1 were also not stopping at Bloor-Yonge.
Shuttle buses were running and customers could use GO Transit service at Danforth GO Station, the TTC noted.
Toronto police said on Twitter that they responded to assist with crowd control after large crowds began forming at Broadview and Pape stations.
Officers said crowds were going into traffic and urged drivers to use caution in the area.
The TTC also said that the 505 streetcar route experienced “major delays” near Broadview Station due to traffic congestion.
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