The 181st Street subway stop in Manhattan was evacuated Friday afternoon after it was filled with smoke.
The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) said there was an electrical fire on a train.
MAN ALL HANDS 181 ST, (IND A) ELECTRICAL FIRE ON TRAIN,
An FDNY spokesperson told BuzzFeed News there was a call of "light smoke conditions" at 181 St. station. The fire broke out at around 2:20 p.m. Gothamist reported. There were no injuries. He said the operation had concluded.
An MTA spokesperson said that the smoke appeared to have emanated from a transformer and did not involve a train.
In a statement to BuzzFeed News, the MTA said there was no indication of an explosion. Power was turned off by the FDNY and the smoke condition was under control.
Eyewitnesses tweeted that there were explosions and chemical-like smells on the A train.
JUST about to take the A at 181 when I saw everyone run out of the station for their lives. Something exploded; smelled very chemical-like.
“@LissaB99: @Lin_Manuel take the escalater” not a joke. Tons of smoke and a soft boom sound on the way out. Stay safe all.
Woman told me a train car caught on fire, then another. People were jumping out and ran onto the tracks, panicking. Sounds like total bedlam
Take the 1 train. If you're headed uptown on the A, get off.
Not sure if anyone was seriously hurt; get the impression that everyone’s shaken but ok. Glad people were able to pry open the sealed doors
The MTA canceled A train services on some routes due to "FDNY activity."
#ServAdv: b/d no #A trains between 207 St to 145 St, due to FDNY activity at 181 St. Allow additional travel time.
Service was restored before 5 p.m. ET
#ServAdv: Following an earlier incident at 181 St, #A and #C train service has resumed with residual delays.