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LIRR service resumes after electrical fire in Grand Central Madison
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Long Island Railroad trains are back on schedule after an electrical fire broke out in a tunnel at Grand Central Madison Tuesday morning, officials said.
Authorities responded to the incident at 8:15 a.m., and it took several hours and more than 100 firefighters to contain the smoky tunnel, according to FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker.
The heavy smoke conditions were in the basement of the LIRR tracks, officials said.
'There was zero visibility down there,' Tucker said.
Three firefighters and a civilian suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to the FDNY.
All Grand Central-bound trains were diverted to Penn Station or Jamaica due to the incident, according to the MTA. The trains were back on schedule at around 2:40 p.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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