Subway Fires Snarl Commutes On 6 Lines, MTA Says

NEW YORK, NY — Track fires at two stations are causing delays on six subway lines Wednesday morning, the MTA said. Trains on the F, M, N, Q, R and W lines are running behind after debris caught fire at the Broadway-Lafayette and 49th Street stations, an MTA spokesman said.

Station workers put out the small fire at Broadway-Lafayette after it started at 8:20 a.m., spokesman Shams Tarek said. FDNY firefighters extinguished the 49th Street fire, which started at 8:35 a.m., Tarek said.

Service was back to normal about half an hour later in each case, Tarek said. The MTA advises commuters to allow extra travel time on those lines.

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