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Track Fire at Bedford-Nostrand Ave G Stop Causes Delays, MTA Says

By Lili Holzer-Glier | March 4, 2016 5:50pm

BROOKLYN — A fire near the Bedford-Nostrand Avenue G stop briefly snarled train traffic Friday afternoon ahead of the evening commute, MTA and fire officials said.

Firefighters were called to the station at 4:31 p.m. for a blaze on the tracks, a FDNY spokesman said. The cause of the fire was a burning insulator, according to the MTA

G train service resumed at 5:02 p.m., an MTA spokeswoman said. 

Trains were running with residual delays for the start of the evening commute.