BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Thousands of passengers were evacuated from two subway trains stuck in Brooklyn after a power failure Wednesday evening, MTA officials said.
The power failure occurred between the Jay Street–MetroTech station and the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station around 5:30 p.m., according to the MTA.
The incident disrupted service on the A, C, F, and G subway lines, which either lost power or had to be rerouted.
Around 3,500 subway riders were evacuated from two F trains that were stalled between stations due to the power failure, according to the MTA.
There were no serious injuries during the incident, according to NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow.
"We thank the hundreds of transit workers, firefighters, NYPD officers and responders from other agencies who worked to quickly assist riders on two trains stuck between stations following a Con Ed power failure,” Crichlow said in a statement.
PIX11 News reached out to Con Edison and the MTA. Spokespeople for the respective companies said they were working to restore regular subway service. Normal service was expected to be restored Wednesday night, according to the MTA.
"NYC Transit will work with Con Ed to understand how a limited outage in a redundant system could create a significant disruption to service," Crichlow said.
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Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
