Buses replace some Red Line MBTA service after flames seen under train [Video]

The MBTA said shuttle buses were replacing Red Line service between Harvard and Park St. for a portion of Wednesday afternoon after flames were spotted under a Red Line train on the northbound platform at Kendall/MIT Station.The transit agency said someone saw flames under the train shortly before 3 p.m., and that those flames were quickly extinguished by an MBTA employee. The Cambridge Fire Department said on social media that it responded to a reported fire in the area of Kendall/MIT. No one was injured in connection with the incident, according to the MBTA.Normal service was restored after 5 p.m. Wednesday. The fire department said at 3:35 p.m. that there was “no active fire at this time” and that it was waiting until the area could be “safely re-energized.” Firefighters started clearing form the area about 10 minutes later, according to the department.The MBTA confirmed at 4 p.m. that Cambridge …