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Fire Disrupts Metro-North Service Out of Grand Central Fire Disrupts Metro-North Rail Service Out of Grand Central
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Metro-North Railroad train service in and out of Grand Central Terminal was suspended on Tuesday because of a fire, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said on Twitter. Metro-North Railroad train service in and out of Grand Central Terminal was suspended on Tuesday because of a fire, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.
The disruption was affecting service on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines, according to the authority’s website. The disruption was affecting service on the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines, according to the authority’s website.
Thick black smoke could be seen at 119th Street and Park Avenue, according to a post on Twitter.Thick black smoke could be seen at 119th Street and Park Avenue, according to a post on Twitter.
The New York Fire Department said that construction debris and construction shanties were on fire and that it had more than 100 firefighters and 25 units at the scene. The fire was reported at 6:42 p.m. The New York Fire Department said that construction debris and construction trailers were on fire and that it had more than 160 firefighters and 39 units at the scene. The fire was reported at 6:42 p.m.
Frank Fallon of Harrison, N.Y., a passenger on a train headed to New Haven, said he had been stuck for 30 minutes and was told at 7:25 p.m. that Metro-North was taking the train back to Grand Central. The train had been stopped between East 98th and 99th Streets, he said. A department spokesman said at 8 p.m. that it would be an “extensive operation” and that propane tanks at the construction site were involved in the fire.
A spokeswoman for Metro-North, Meredith Daniels, said the third rail that powers the trains had been shut off from 110th to 125th Streets. She said a “smoke condition” was disrupting service.
Ms. Daniels said that the railroad was sending structural engineers to inspect the elevated tracks and that she had no estimate about when service would resume. She could not immediately say how many trains or passengers had been affected.
Passengers and others posted about the situation on Twitter:
Frank Fallon of Harrison, N.Y., a passenger on a train headed to New Haven, said he had been stuck for 30 minutes and was told at 7:25 p.m. that Metro-North was taking the train back to Grand Central. The train had been stopped between 98th and 99th Streets, he said.