MTA officials reported subway service was restored around 7 a.m., but noted commuters faced some residual delays while crews moved trains back into position for the morning commute. The blaze broke out on a vacuum train near Astor Place around 2:15 a.m., according to the MTA and FDNY. MTA workers clean up after a train fire in the Astor Place subway station. MTA officials said the car that caught fire was part of a vacuum train used to clear debris from subway tracks. Officials said seven MTA workers were taken to local hospitals to be treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation.