India, May 29 -- An Amtrak maintenance train caught fire near Penn Station in New York on Friday morning, resulting in injuries to five persons and causing significant disruptions to rail services for thousands of commuters heading into midtown.

The two-alarm fire broke out at approximately 1:30 a.m., following reports received by the FDNY regarding a fire in an Amtrak work train car located on track 11 within one of the Hudson River Tunnels, as stated by fire officials and NJ Transit, NY POST reported.

A total of 46 units and 141 personnel were dispatched to extinguish the fire.

According to the FDNY, two victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital with serious injuries. The other three individuals declined treatment.

An FDNY official in...