F Train Speeds Through 'Ball Of Fire' In Brooklyn, Witness Says

DOWNTOWN, BROOKLYN — A track fire near a busy Downtown Brooklyn subway station stalled service during Monday's evening rush hour with passengers reporting an F train was ridden through the middle of a "ball of fire."

The blaze erupted between Jay Street/MetroTech and Bergen Street stations around 4:30 p.m., according to the MTA. It delayed service on the northbound G and F lines, the officials said.

At least one train seemed to make it through the flames before emergency responders could get to the fire.

One Twitter user told the MTA that his F train "went through a ball of fire."

"The train passed by what seemed to be a big flame, the windows flashed red," he said.

The transit agency responded by telling him that there was a track fire near Jay Street.

The fire was extinguished by about 4:50 p.m., the MTA said, but trains were still delayed.