The following info comes via the @FDNY X account...At approximately 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, the FDNY responded to reports of a fire involving a four-car MTA work train at the Astor Place subway station in Manhattan.
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 4, 2026
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke at both street and station level from the fully involved vacuum… pic.twitter.com/NxxG3I0KOG
Twelve people were injured early this morning after a fire involving a four-car MTA work train at the Astor Place station, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY said firefighters responded to the station at about 2:15 a.m., where they encountered heavy smoke from a fully involved vacuum train operating below ground.
A northbound passenger train entered the station during the fire... and was evacuated as crews battled what the FDNY described as a stubborn fire inside one of the vacuum train's filter compartments.
Officials said, 12 people were injured, including five firefighters and seven civilians.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The 4, 5 and 6 trains are now running without delays, per the MTA.
From the ny post: "Some 46 firefighting units were dispatched to tackle the second alarm fire at the NoHo, Manhattan station." Noho? Since when?
ReplyDeleteNoHo is so abstract, anyone place its borders as they please.
DeleteOoof, this is my nightmare. Thanks to the firefighters!
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