India, May 30 -- A fire in a rail yard train car near New York's Penn Station injured five people and disrupted service for many commuters early on Friday, authorities said.

The fire resulted in train delays in New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail service into New York and briefly suspended Long Island Rail Road service, more than a week after a strike had shut down that system.

New Jersey Transit posted on X that it was an Amtrak train car that was on fire "in one of the Hudson River tunnels." It said the fire resulted in "overhead wire damage." "Impacts are expected to last through the morning rush hour," it said.

Amtrak posted on X that it suspended its service until at least noon Friday due to maintenance resulting "from a now exting...