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Coverage dated August 4, 2026

Over a dozen hurt after fire breaks out at New York City subway station

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Smoke billowed from the Astor Place subway station after a maintenance train caught fire, New York City officials said. 14 people were injured, largely due to smoke inhalation. CBS News' Andrew Ramos reports.

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    7 MTA workers, 5 firefighters injured in Astor Place train fire; service disrupted (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    A fire on a subway work train filled the Astor Place station with smoke early Tuesday, injuring up to 12 people, including seven MTA workers and five firefighters. Service on the 4 and 6 lines was disrupted as emergency crews responded.

  2. New York Post

    Astor Place subway station train fire hospitalizes 6 MTA workers, 5 firefighters (opens New York Post)

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    At least six Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers and five firefighters were hospitalized after a train caught fire in Astor Place subway station early Tuesday. A vacuum train which is used to clear debris from the subway tracks caught fire just before 2:15 a.m., the FDNY confirmed.

  3. Pix11

    Fire breaks out at NYC subway station, 12 injured: FDNY (opens Pix11)

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    MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Multiple people were injured after a train caught on fire in Manhattan early Tuesday morning, according to the FDNY. The incident happened around 2:16 a.m. at the Astor Place station. Fire officials say a vacuum train caught on fire. 141 Fire and EMS personnel responded.

  4. FOX 5 New York

    MTA work train catches fire at Astor Place subway station; 11 hospitalized, trains delayed (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    An early-morning fire at the Astor Place subway station in Manhattan left multiple people injured and suspended service on the 4 and 6 lines.

  5. New York Times

    Fire in Manhattan Subway Injures 14 and Disrupts Commute (opens New York Times)

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    A maintenance train at Astor Place caught fire after 2 a.m., suspending service on part of the Lexington Avenue line, officials said. It later reopened with severe delays.

  6. Gothamist

    Subway delays after early morning Astor Place train fire injures 12 (opens Gothamist)

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    Astor Place subway station, East Village, Manhattan, New York City. Authorities described the injuries, to MTA employees and firefighters, as minor. [ more › ]

  7. CBS News

    Over a dozen hurt after fire breaks out at New York City subway station (opens CBS News)

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    Smoke billowed from the Astor Place subway station after a maintenance train caught fire, New York City officials said. 14 people were injured, largely due to smoke inhalation. CBS News' Andrew Ramos reports.

  8. Shore News Network

    Smoke pours through Astor Place after MTA work train erupts in flames (opens Shore News Network)

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    Subway fire injures 12 and forces passenger train evacuation NEW YORK, N.Y. — A pre-dawn fire aboard an MTA work train filled the Astor Place subway station with heavy smoke Tuesday, forcing firefighters to evacuate a passenger train and leaving 12 people injured.

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