'Suspicious' fire near Penn Station will disrupt New York subway commutes

A three-alarm fire at a construction site near New York's Penn Station broke out at about 2:30 a.m., temporarily disrupting subway service on the A, C, and E lines, causing substantive structural damage to the station, and mildly injuring two of the 150 firefighters called in to fight the inferno, FDNY Chief James Leonard said. The fire is expected to delay subway traffic and Long Island Railroad trains during the morning commute. Fire officials tell WNBC-TV that they are treating the fire as "suspicious." The fire has been put out, but here's a taste of what it looked like overnight, and where things stand this morning. --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.