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| PATH subway fire prompts New York police and FDNY response | PATH subway fire prompts New York police and FDNY response |
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| New York police and fire crews in New York responded to a two-alarm fire at a subway station on Sunday, after smoke was seen billowing from the station entrance. | New York police and fire crews in New York responded to a two-alarm fire at a subway station on Sunday, after smoke was seen billowing from the station entrance. |
| The fire occurred at the entrance of the 23rd Street PATH station, at Sixth Avenue and West 19th Street. The PATH service, which connects Manhattan to New Jersey, was suspended. | |
| A Fire Department of New York spokeswoman told the Guardian the fire was in an electrical room in the PATH station, adding that it appeared to be under control and there were as yet not reports of injuries. | A Fire Department of New York spokeswoman told the Guardian the fire was in an electrical room in the PATH station, adding that it appeared to be under control and there were as yet not reports of injuries. |
| On Twitter and other social media, people reported fleeing local stores, chased out by smoke from the fire. Sixth Avenue was closed for six blocks as first responders assessed the scene. | On Twitter and other social media, people reported fleeing local stores, chased out by smoke from the fire. Sixth Avenue was closed for six blocks as first responders assessed the scene. |
| “It was a little smoky, and then we gradually found out it was the subway,” said Anna Jankowski, who was working as a cashier at Marshalls, which is below ground at 6th Avenue and 19th Street, when the fire began. | “It was a little smoky, and then we gradually found out it was the subway,” said Anna Jankowski, who was working as a cashier at Marshalls, which is below ground at 6th Avenue and 19th Street, when the fire began. |
| “A fire marshal came in and made an announcement and told people they had to leave in an orderly fashion. Then we [the staff] made overhead announcements.” | “A fire marshal came in and made an announcement and told people they had to leave in an orderly fashion. Then we [the staff] made overhead announcements.” |
| When she came out of Marshalls, she said, she saw “a lot of fire trucks, a lot of fire fighters”. | When she came out of Marshalls, she said, she saw “a lot of fire trucks, a lot of fire fighters”. |
| “It was very smoky outside,” she said. | “It was very smoky outside,” she said. |
| This article was updated on 22 September. |