PENN STATION SHUT DOWN-FIRE

02/14/03

[FeliciaCat]

My friend says the same....another post says its a restaurant fire..who knows?

[goldylight]

There are helicoptors hovering over Penn too

[Destro]

It is only a monor electrical fire?

[Centurion2000]

Seen that movie ....one of the few Hollywood films to scare the crap out of me.

[FeliciaCat]

The helicopters are all over the place! I have been hearing them all day. (I'm on 6th Avenue / Chelsea area)

[Destro]

*typo correction* It is only a minor electrical fire?

Stay safe-breath carefuly

[finnman69]

I see a total of three hovering along 6th avenue spaced a few blocks apart from each other.

[alisasny]

I am trying to get my hubby home....so Penn is closed? I told him to just get to Jamaica. Is Jamaica station open? I read that LIRR suspended? Is that just into NYC?

[Aura]

I just saw on the ticker of News 12, that the fire has been put out, but Penn Station remains closed due to smoke conditions.

[CedarDave]

Possibly a trial run by terrorists to see how we respond and hit at weak spots later??

(tin-foil hat firmly in place)

[finnman69]

http://www.wnbc.com/trafficupdates/

[ 4:36 PM] 050101 NYC BULLETIN
NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT SUBWAYS : BOTH DIRECTIONS "1", "2", "3", AND "9" TRAINS
BYPASSING PENN STATION/34TH ST DUE TO A SMOKE CONDITION.

[ 4:16 PM] 060103 NYC BULLETIN
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD : ALL SERVICE IN AND OUT OF PENN STATION +SUSPENDED+ DUE


http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/WABC_021403_trainservice.html

Penn Station Evacuated, Train Service Suspended Due To Cable Fire
An electrical fire forced officials to partially evacuate Pennsylvania Station Friday afternoon, wreaking havoc on train service. The LIRR suspended service, subways were bypassing the station and Metro North was reporting delays.

CLICK HERE FOR UP TO THE MINUTE TRAFFIC REPORTS

Officials say the electrical cable fire was sparked between the Long Island Railroad tracks 20 and 21, forcing the evacuation of the LIRR terminal.
The transit authority is having the "1," "9," "2" and "3" trains bypass Penn Station while they investigate.

Meanwhile, AMTRAK is reporting that their Empire Service to Albany is delayed indefinitely, but trains to Boston and Washington DC are running on schedule.


TO SMOKE CONDITION IN PENN STATION.

[max_rpf]

NY1 said details sketchy but two fires... I count 3 news choppers, lots of traffic.

[goldylight]

(UPDATE 4:30)Long Island Railroad service in and out of Penn Station has been suspended due to a smoke condition. According to the New York Fire Department, a loose cable hit the third rail of track 21 just before four this afternoon. This caused a fire, and prompted the shutdown of LIRR service. The fire was quickly extinguished, however, the tunnels need to be vented before service can be restored. The one, two and three subway lines are also by passing Penn Station due to the smoke conditions. Stay with News 12 Long Island for the latest on this developing story.

VIA NEWS12
http://www.news12.com/NewCDA/home/home_region/0,5952,%26rid%3D5%26region%3DLI%26tab%3Dtopstories,00.html

[alisasny]

YIKES, well hubby is going NOW to take E to Jamaica. I figure I will see him at least by midnight for our Valentine kiss ..: )

SOunds like a mess. A loose cable hit 3rd rail WABC just reported. I hope I get hub partially out of the mess that is to be over the next 3 hours.

[The Old Hoosier]

If that monstrosity burns up, it will be a great gift to architecture.

Of course, that's tongue-in-cheek, since you'd hate to see anyone get hurt. Oh, why oh why did they destroy beautiful Penn Station and replace it with that hideous structure?

[swarthyguy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/843417/posts

Critical industries and key infrastructure should take steps to guard against potential terrorist attacks, including checking for possible infiltrators among employees, according to a new government warning.

The FBI and the National Infrastructure Protection Center said in the bulletin that security routines should be varied and officials should think back to unusual incidents that might indicate they are being targeted.


Now, how many employees @ Penn are from Pakistan, etc?

[Tamzee]

Possibly a distraction?

Plus, I live about an hour outside NYC... my kids' school had their very first bomb scare today :-(

(I have 3 boxes of foil next to my desk... keep wearing out my dang hats)

[Destro]

2 fires eh?

[Destro]

100s of employees are Pakistanis--they run the newspaper/magazine selling business down there.

[swarthyguy]

I meant more of those in the PortAuthority, LIRR or the subway system with access to places within the bowels of the building and the tunnels.

So break out the booze, and have a ball, cause that's all there is....