NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Limited service was being restored to a stretch of the Long Island Rail Road on Thursday morning after a raging fire at a waste facility overnight led to service suspensions.
The six-alarm fire erupted at the Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal in Westbury shortly before 9 p.m.
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More than 200 firefighters responded and were trying to get the fire under control early Thursday morning.
No injuries were reported, but the fire disrupted LIRR service as the agency assessed damage.
Service was suspended east of Mineola on the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches due to damage caused by the "massive overnight fire adjacent to our tracks in Westbury," the LIRR said.
Around 8:45 a.m., the LIRR said service had been restored to the branches but that customers should expect delays in both directions because trains were only operating on one of two tracks through the area.
LIRR tickets were being cross-honored on the N22/24 bus between Mineola and Hicksville. Riders had been advised to use alternate branches, including the Babylon, Hempstead or Montauk branches.
