New York train chaos

[aaron]

Thousands of commuters were stranded in New York after a man got his hand stuck down a train toilet trying to retrieve his cellphone. The man spent 90 minutes with his arm wedged in the u-bend trying to reach the phone he had dropped.

The 6.19pm train had just left New York's Grand Central Station when a passenger alerted the crew to the man's plight. Police and firefighters were called and the train was brought to a halt at the city's Fordham station, where it blocked the line while the rescue operation got underway.

Other trains were unable to pass, and the knock-on effect meant thousands of commuters were delayed.

After trying a number of different methods to free the arm, firefighters had to dismantle the entire toilet. The man was treated at a local hospital but soon released. He never found his mobile phone.

Aaron
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[Dan]

Someone made a daft decision there.

Surely there was somewhere else to meet the fire service, without blocking any part of the network.

Who was this bloke? Mayor Juliani or the president?