NEWS: Penn Station Evacuated After Transformer Explodes, page 1

posted on Sep, 27 2004 @ 04:39 PM

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Trains going to and from Penn Station were halted and thousands of commuters evacuated when a tranformer exploded beneath the East River. Limited services were resumed after 4pm today.

newsday.com
NEW YORK -- Thousands of commuters were evacuated from Pennsylvania Station and train service was halted Monday afternoon when a fire erupted in a transformer beneath the East River, authorities said.

Amtrak, the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit were affected, and all trains to and from Penn Station were halted for about three hours.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.

The fire department reportedly stated that the explosion probably caused what they believed was a separate incident of smoke at 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue.

The cause of the tranformer explosion is not known at this time and is under investigation. 5 people were taken to the hospital due to smoke inhalation from the fires. Passengers were told to make other arrangements to get to their destination and rush hour traffic was predicted to be messy.

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Jonna

posted on Sep, 27 2004 @ 04:42 PM

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Hum! Not the information I heard about 2 hours ago. Interesting.

Commuter Update: Penn Station Closed

Due to a power problem, Penn Station NY is temporarily closed.

Long Island Railroad
LIRR train service is temporarily suspended between Jamaica and Penn Station due to a loss of signal power at Penn Station.

Port Washington branch service is temporarily suspended between Penn Station and Woodside.

LIRR tickets are being honored on NYC Transit subway trains at Jamaica, Penn Station, Woodside andFlatbush Avenue, Brooklyn.

For updates visit: www.mta.nyc.ny.us...

NJ Transit
No train service in or out of NY. PATH will honor NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes.

For updates visit: www.njtransit.com...

Also visit www.nyc.gov for any updates on related transportation issues.

deeprivergal

posted on Sep, 27 2004 @ 04:47 PM

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Hm, very strange indeed. This story is from newsday.com posted at 5:29pm. Maybe the cause wasn't determined yet?