SAO PAULO, Brazil -- (AP) -- Angry commuters set fire to a train Tuesday after it
 broke down on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.

 Nearly 2,000 passengers were on the train when mechanical problems caused it
 to come to a halt between the districts of Itaquera and Artur Alvim, the press
 office of the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Train Co. reported.

 Some commuters, angry because they would be late for work, then set fire to
 three of the train's six cars, a train company official said. She said no one was
 injured or arrested.

 The fire caused $1.14 million damage, the official said.

 The train was removed from the track three hours later and service returned to
 normal at about 10:30 a.m.

 Meanwhile, the railroad brought in 30 buses to carry the passengers to their
 destinations.

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