One person was injured and multiple subway lines were temporarily suspended in Manhattan Friday during a hazmat incident involving pepper spray inside the 14th Street-Union Square station, MTA and FDNY officials said.
Service on the N, Q, R, W and Nos. 4, 5, and 6 trains was suspended in much of Midtown and Lower Manhattan around 10:30 a.m., per NYC Transit. L trains also were not running in Manhattan.
Service on all lines resumed about an hour later. Subway riders should expect residual delays, particularly on the D, F, and M lines, according to NYC Transit.
An NYPD spokesperson told PIX11 News a dispute on an R train led someone to spray a canister of pepper spray. An investigation was ongoing.
The FDNY received a call around 10:15 a.m. for a report of someone spraying peppery spray on the platform of the 14th Street-Union Square station. One person was taken to the hospital for treatment, per FDNY officials.
MTA spokesperson Michael Cortez said in an emailed statement that the incident appears to be isolated.
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