The Latest: Limited Metro-North service continues after fire

Evening rush hour commuters in New York City are still grappling with limited service and delays following a fire that broke out beneath elevated Metro-North train tracks.

New York City fire officials say a fire that broke out beneath elevated train tracks in New York City and disrupted train service for more than 150,000 commuters has been ruled an accident.

The Fire Department of New York says Wednesday that the fire at a garden center underneath Metro-North tracks in East Harlem was caused by fuel that spilled on a hot generator.

New York's The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says crews are installing six temporary steel columns following a Manhattan fire that caused structural damage and disrupted train service for some 150,000 commuters.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says Metro-North trains will operate on an abbreviated schedule for a second straight day Thursday following a major track fire in East Harlem.

Metro-North commuters are packed into the aisles of trains that have been reduced to running on a Saturday schedule after a major track fire.

Officials say limited train service has been restored on Metro-North lines into and out of New York City's Grand Central Station hours after a raging fire broke out beneath elevated train tracks.

Metro-North service into and out of Grand Central had been suspended on all three Metro-North lines after the Tuesday night blaze at a garden center business underneath tracks in East Harlem halted train service and stranded thousands of commuters.

New York City commuters should expect long delays and limited service Wednesday after a raging fire broke out beneath elevated train tracks in the city.

Officials say the blaze ignited Tuesday evening at a garden center business underneath Metro-North tracks in East Harlem, halting train service and stranding thousands of commuters.