A smoky fire at the Herald Square subway station sent people scrambling to the street early this morning.
Nobody was injured in the blaze which broke out on an escalator inside the station at 34th Street and Sixth Avenue at about 12:40 a.m., fire officials said. It was put out about 20 minutes later.
Noxious smoke billowed from a below-ground escalator that connects the upper level of the station to the lower level. Scores of commuters had to be evacuated from the platform.
Power was never cut at the station, but trains on the D, F Q and W lines had to be re-routed for about 40 minutes, MTA spokesman Mark Groce said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
