An Amtrak work train fire erupted near New York’s Penn Station Friday morning, reportedly injuring five individuals.
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said a call was received at about 1:32 a.m. Friday about a work train fire on track 11 at Penn Station on 31st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue.
The blaze reached a second alarm at 2:43 a.m., and 46 units and 141 fire and EMS personnel responded, the FDNY confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Five civilians were hurt. Two were seriously injured and transported to Bellevue Hospital, while three others refused medical attention, according to the fire department.
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The blaze was under control at 4:05 a.m., and the cause remains under investigation.
The New York Post reported that damaged overhead wiring along track 11 prompted New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Railroad to suspend service into the Manhattan station.
NJ Transit indicated that the Amtrak track car fire has snarled rail service.
“NJ TRANSIT rail service is experiencing significant impacts due to an earlier Amtrak track car fire in one of the Hudson River tunnels. Impacts are expected to last through the morning rush hour,” NJ Transit noted in a post on X.
The NJ Transit website states that, “Service is currently suspended between Newark Penn Station and Penn Station New York. Cross-honoring is in effect with PATH at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd St in New York, as well as with NJ TRANSIT and private carrier buses due to an earlier Amtrak track car fire that caused damage to overhead wire and track infrastructure.”
“Amtrak is working as quickly as possible to make the necessary repairs and restore service as soon as possible,” the site notes.
