Long Island Rail Road service was diverted from Penn Station to Grand Central Terminal Thursday morning, amid a two-alarm fire in the East River Tunnel between Manhattan and Queens.
The fire, which began around 11 a.m., was out by 1 p.m., sources told the Daily News. But cancellations and delays continued on the LIRR Thursday afternoon as service slowly resumed.
The electrical fire began in tube No. 4 of the East River Tunnel, sources told The News, and smoke conditions were reported on tracks 18, 19, 20 and 21 at the north end of Penn Station.
An FDNY spokesperson told The News that 26 units with 84 fire and EMS personal had been deployed to the scene. No injuries were reported.
Delays and cancellations were reported on the Ronkonkoma branch Thursday, and trains on the Port Jefferson and Babylon branches were being rerouted to Grand Central.
Train travel between Jamaica and Penn Station remained suspended Thursday afternoon.