Prospect Park Track Fire Stalls Monday Morning Commutes: MTA

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS, BROOKLYN -- A track fire at the Prospect Park station brought B and Q trains to a screeching halt Monday morning, according to MTA officials.

Firefighters rushed to the station on Lincoln Road near Flatbush Avenue at about 9 a.m. to put out a fire on the northbound B and Q tracks, MTA officials said.

B and Q trains were temporarily rerouted to the D and N lines as the MTA turned off the third rail and firefighters extinguished the blaze. Transit officials restored service by 10 a.m. but warned straphangers to expect residual delays.

The fire comes after more than a month of weekend shutdowns of Q train service so that MTA workers could make necessary track repairs, a fact that frustrated several stalled straphangers.

"So the Q is down all weekend and now first thing Monday morning this is what we get??" Rob O'Neill tweeted to the MTA.

@Commutehell added, "Thanks for making us all late after shutting down the Q all weekend."

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