New York (CNN) -- A fire Monday near a New York railroad bridge has caused the suspension of Metro North commuter train service to and from Grand Central Station, the city's Office of Emergency Management said.
The cause of the fire beneath a bridge crossing the Harlem River was unknown. Video footage of the blaze from CNN affiliate WABC showed thick smoke from visible flames on a wooden pier-like structure beneath the Manhattan side of what is known as the 138th Street lift bridge.
Frank Dwyer of the New York City Fire Department said the blaze that began before noon was being contained by 1 p.m., with about 60 firefighters on the scene, along with vessels in the Harlem River. No injuries have been reported, Dwyer said.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/20/new.york.trains.fire/?hpt=T2
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