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Incident reported at  42 St–Grand Central Station.

Police confirm that there is a person on the tracks.

Contrary to a prior report, firefighters now advise that they have not yet confirmed that a man is on the tracks.

Firefighters have updated this unconfirmed report to a report of a person under a train.

Firefighters advise that a light train stopped while in transit because there was a person on the tracks ahead of it.

Firefighters advise that the police are in the process of taking this person into custody.

Police advise that they took the person on the tracks into custody.

Firefighters advise that the MTA shut down power to the tracks south of Grand Central station.

Firefighters now advise that the person detained by police was not the original person reported on the tracks.

Firefighters confirm that they found another person deceased under a train.

First responders have made no mention of whether this was the result of a collision.

The MTA advised that there will be no 7 train service between Manhattan and Queens while police and firefighters conduct their investigation.

Firefighters advise that they are assisting the MTA with the removal of passengers from the stopped train.

Firefighters advise that all the passengers on the stopped train have been removed.

Firefighters advise that they, and Emergency Service Unit, and other officers are on scene.

A Citizen user shows the first responder vehicles parked near the station entrance.

Firefighters report power will be restored shortly.