From the source: Metro's official statement

Metro issued the following statement announcing the closure of the Metro system at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday afternoon: All Metrorail service will be suspended Wednesday, March 16, for emergency inspections Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld, with support from the Authority’s Board of Directors, today announced the full closure of the Metrorail system on Wednesday, March 16, for emergency inspections of the system’s third-rail power cables following an early morning tunnel fire yesterday. The…

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