PITTSBURGH — Steel Plaza in downtown Pittsburgh was briefly shut down Friday morning after what the Port Authority of Allegheny County called a "possible emergency situation."
The Port Authority tweeted at 8:41 a.m. that riders were evacuated from the station and all light rail vehicles in the downtown area were at a standstill while emergency crews investigated.
Steel Plaza reopened just after 9 a.m.
A Port Authority spokesperson later said a rail car started smoking about 8:30 a.m., prompting the response of fire crews. Once the smoke was cleared, crews moved the car onto another track.
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