F Train Mess As Smoke Reported At 2nd Ave Subway Station: MTA

LOWER EAST SIDE — A fire broke out on the F train tracks in lower Manhattan Friday morning, causing a mess for commuters on multiple subway lines, transit and fire officials said.

The FDNY responded to a fire on the tracks between Houston Street and Broadway around 8:30 and had the blaze under control by 9:26, an FDNY spokesman said. The fire did not cause any injuries.

Smoke from the fire enveloped the Second Avenue Station on the F line, according to the MTA and subway passengers posting on social media. All F and M trains were rerouted to the C line and delayed, the MTA said on Twitter, with no F train service at some stations on the Lower East Side.

"The smoke was evident the moment we pulled into the 2nd Avenue station where the F train runs through. The conductor opened doors to let passengers out but consequentially letting in smoke/odor which carried with us until I exited @ York st," Anabel Sosa wrote on Twitter.

While firefighters were operating on the train tracks, F train passengers were left stalled in stations.

"They said that FDNY is on the scene to 'extinguish the cause of the smoke condition' which I guess is a less alarming way to say something is on fire," @Anna_Snackz said on Twitter.

Reporters on scene at the Second Avenue and Houston Street F train station shared videos that showed smoke coming from the station entrance up to the street level.

The MTA restored power and service to the F and M lines around 9:50 a.m., the transit agency announced on social media. Passenger should expect "extensive delays," according to the announcement.

Delays should also be expected on the A, C, E and J lines, according to transit officials.

Get up-to-date information on MTA delays on the agency's website.

Lead photo courtesy Twitter user @HeddyHunt