Jonathan Gordon

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May 2, 2025, 5:21 AM

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Service was restored on the West Hempstead Long Island Rail Road branch following a train fire early Friday, according to the MTA.

Trains were stalled in both directions between West Hempstead and Valley Stream for hours when a fire broke out on a work train less than half a mile east of the Westwood train station in Malverne.

Witness video shows massive flames bursting through the train cars as firefighters rushed through a person's backyard on Ackley Avenue to get to the scene.

"It's a little more difficult than a regular house fire because we have to worry about the utilities, the third rail, the equipment that we're not very familiar with," Malverne First Deputy Fire Chief Ernest Bohringer said.

Officials said no crew or firefighters were injured. Passengers do not ride on work trains.