A fire in the subway in Manhattan: some of the lines closed

A fire in the subway in Manhattan: some of the lines closed

This morning on 145th Street in Manhattan was burning rubbish on the metro lines, from which arose a strong smoke.

Thousands of passengers at the height of rush hour Monday were forced to evacuate from the subway.
According to preliminary information, completely closed lines B and C. On lines A and D trains are not running in both directions North of 125th Street, said NBC.

During the fire some trains turned off the light. About a thousand passengers because of a power outage got stuck for 30 minutes on the Manhattan Bridge.
According to preliminary data, no victims, but firefighters and rescuers are on duty at the corner of 136th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.

In the MTA announced that he will allow additional buses for passengers.

In addition, this morning there were delays of trains NJ Transit. They temporarily went between Chatham and Summit due to the fact that a person hit by a train and died. Now movement is restored, but with significant delays up to an hour.

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