Ventilation fans cause hours-long light rail shutdown in Seattle

The Link light rail was shut down after the power supply to the controls on the ventilation fan malfunctioned during a busy Saturday afternoon.

Sound Transit says that the loss of power affected fans in one section of a tunnel from Westlake Station to the Capitol Hill Station.

Service was suspended between Westlake and the University of Washington while repair teams entered the tunnel to address the issue…

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