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Bus Fire Causes Rush Hour Delays at Port Authority, Officials Say

August 25, 2016 7:00pm | Updated August 25, 2016 7:00pm
An overheated bus in the Port Authority Bus Terminal was the cause of delays during rush hour Thursday, officials said.
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MIDTOWN — A bus caught fire at the Port Authority Bus Terminal during rush hour Thursday, FDNY officials said.

A Community Lines shuttle bus in the terminal garage got overheated around 4:45 p.m. and caught fire, causing no injury to the bus driver and single passenger,  FDNY and Port Authority officials said.

Firefighters had the fire under control by 5:25 p.m, but the incident had already caused residual delays, according to a Port Authority alert on the agency's website.  

Many passengers took to Twitter to gripe about the delays in the terminal and the congested traffic outside.

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