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Christmas Eve subway track fire injures 4 in Brooklyn Heights

December 26, 2023 Mary Frost
EMS responders grab triage tags to hang around the necks of injured passengers
EMS responders grab triage tags to hang around the necks of injured passengers awaiting treatment at the High Street A/C station in Brooklyn on Dec. 24, 2023. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Four passengers were injured at the A/C High Street station in Brooklyn Heights on Sunday after a fire caused by debris broke out on the tracks as a train arrived. 

The call came in at 6:24 p.m., according to FDNY. 

Multiple fire companies and EMS vehicles responded, closing down Cadman Plaza West and High Street station for more than an hour. 

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EMS responders speak to passengers evacuated from High Street station on Dec. 24.
EMS responders speak to passengers evacuated from High Street station on Dec. 24. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Passengers were evacuated and several were given oxygen before they were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries.

Firefighters got the fire under control at 7:41 p.m. The incident remains under investigation, according to FDNY.

Numerous FDNY and emergency vehicles responded to the High Street track fire on Dec. 24, closing down Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle.
Several passengers were given oxygen near High Street station in Brooklyn Heights as they awaited transport to a hospital. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

 


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