An Amtrak work train broke out in flames near New York’s Penn Station on Friday morning, injuring five people and disrupting rail service into midtown for thousands of commuters.
The two-alarm blaze erupted at around 1:30 a.m. when the FDNY received reports of an Amtrak work train car on fire on track 11 in one of the Hudson River Tunnels, according to fire and NJ Transit officials.
Forty-six units and 141 personnel responded to the blaze.
Two victims were transported to Bellevue Hospital with serious injuries, the FDNY said. The remaining three individuals refused treatment.
