FDNY: Blaze Near Penn Station Deemed Accidental Electrical Fire
The FDNY said the fire was in an area of temporary wiring used for lighting in an underground construction site at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue.
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The FDNY said the fire was in an area of temporary wiring used for lighting in an underground construction site at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue.
Firefighters were sent to Penn Station late Wednesday afternoon, after smoke filled an electrical room.
A fire in a freight elevator at Penn Station caused delays on both NJ TRANSIT and Long Island Rail Road trains during the Friday evening commute.
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Police and firefighters were reporting to Penn Station Thursday evening, for reports of a suspicious package.
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Trains are back on schedule after commuters faced delays into and out of New York City for about three hours Thursday morning due to downed overhead wires at Penn Station.
A track condition at Penn Station caused major delays on the Long Island Rail Road during the Friday evening rush.
The 3:16 p.m. train from Dover, N.J. was headed to Penn Station on the Morris/Essex line when the derailment occurred.
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It is unclear which tracks the smoke condition originated from, but sources told CBS 2 that it started shortly after 4 p.m Friday.
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An NJ Transit train was pulled out of a tunnel underneath the Hudson River and back into Penn Station on Friday night, after being stuck for around an hour.
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