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Fire Hits Monorail at Seattle Center; Dozens Evacuated The Associated Press May 31, 2004 SEATTLE (AP) - A monorail caught fire outside a Seattle museum Monday, forcing firefighters to use ladders to evacuate dozens of passengers. An undetermined number of people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, Seattle television stations reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. The train fire occurred outside the Seattle Center's Experience Music Project, a rock 'n' roll museum. Thousands of people gathered at the center over the holiday weekend for the annual Folklife Festival. Fire officials said the fire was...

Fire On The Seattle Monorail May 31, 2004 By KOMO Staff SEATTLE - A fire broke out on the Seattle Center Monorail late Monday evening. Smoke was pouring out of the southbound blue monorail as it was just on the south side of the Experience Music Project at 5:22 p.m. Fire crews were able to successfully evacuate all of the passengers and the fire was reported under control around 5:30 p.m. Seattle Fire Department spokesperson Helen Fitzpatrick says the monorail was full at the time of the fire. They checked out about 40 people on the ground for injuries and...