Today in new York the accident occurred at the largest railway hubs – Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal. However, in the latter case, burned the office, located directly above the station.
A fire in an office building over Grand Central Terminal broke out at about 9.30 am. As reported АВС7, the premises were heavily smoke-filled, people had to be evacuated. According to preliminary data, six people were injured, but not much – they swallowed the acrid smoke, the two injured were taken to hospital. Their lives are out of danger.
Traffic was temporarily blocked on Lexington Avenue North of East 42nd Street, but now the streets around the station reopened.
And just 9.50 a fireman in new York had to run to another call, now at Penn Station. According to representatives of the transportation company, Amtrak, station, on the 14th of the way the garbage caught fire.
«Can anyone comment on the fact that Penn Station is now filled with smoke?», — tweeted eyewitness, Alexander D Aluisio.
No injuries were reported. In Amtrak noted that the 14th path will not be operational until the end of the day, but the incident did not affect the movement of trains LIRR and NJ Transit.
