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Fire at Grand Central Madison Disrupts LIRR Service
- On Tuesday morning, a two-alarm blaze at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan led to major service interruptions.
- The fire sparked due to an electrical panel, which led to the suspension and rerouting of Long Island Rail Road service.
- Officials halted all Long Island Rail Road operations at Grand Central Madison, canceled some Jamaica-originating trains, and rerouted others to Penn Station or Atlantic Terminal.
- FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker described the conditions as having no visibility due to heavy smoke, and noted that three firefighters along with one civilian sustained minor injuries during the incident.
- The fire and smoke caused widespread LIRR delays and reroutes, with emergency crews still active and MTA working to restore afternoon service.
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LIRR service to Grand Central Madison resumes after fire
A firefighter works in the basement of Grand Central Madison foillowing an electrical fire that shut down Long Island Rail Road service to the facility on Tuesday, June 10. FDNY NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road has resumed service to Grand Central Madison following an electrical fire that injured four people — three of them firefighters — and shut down operations into the station for almost seven hours. The MTA said in a press release that s…
Fire at Grand Central Madison disrupts LIRR service
By Jesse Zanger, Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WCBS) — A two-alarm fire at Grand Central Madison disrupted Long Island Rail Road service Tuesday morning, authorities said. The fire broke out at around 8:15 a.m. FDNY officials said it was an electrical fire in a deep basement along
Two-alarm fire erupts at Grand Central, causing major disruptions to LIRR
“A two-alarm fire broke out at Grand Central Terminal this morning,” New York City Emergency Management said on X. “The fire and smoke has caused widespread disruptions across the Long Island Rail Road and related transit systems.”
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