Major BART delays after person extracted from under train at Embarcadero

A BART train arrives at at Embarcadero station during early morning rush hours in San Francisco Monday morning, June 29, 2009. BART and its two largest unions have agreed to extend labor contract through July 9 to continue ongoing new contract negotiations and forestall possible strike which would cripple the regions traffic and public transportation system. BART currently carries approximately 355,000 riders on a daily basis. less A BART train arrives at at Embarcadero station during early morning rush hours in San Francisco Monday morning, June 29, 2009. BART and its two largest unions have agreed to extend labor contract through July 9 ... more Photo: Stephen Lam, The Chronicle Photo: Stephen Lam, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Major BART delays after person extracted from under train at Embarcadero 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

EDITOR'S NOTE: While recovering from delays stemming from the Embarcadero incident, BART suspended service through the Transbay Tube in both directions due to a gas leak. More information on that incident is available here.

Major BART delays lingered Thursday afternoon after a person was reported stuck under a train at Embarcadero station and needed to be removed from the trackway, officials said.

"We have an ongoing medical emergency there with a report of a person who was struck by a train," BART spokesman Chris Filippi said.

"That person has been removed from the scene and was alive, but no further details on their condition," he later added.

Crews were responding to the scene to investigate the incident, which involved a Millbrae-bound train, Filippi said as of 1:15 p.m.

The Embarcadero station remained open throughout the incident. Trains were single-tracking through while the rescue effort took place, and resumed service around 1:45 p.m.

"No word yet on the person's condition or the circumstances of what happened," said Filippi.

Filipa Ioannou is an SFGATE staff writer. Email: filipa.ioannou@sfgate.com | Twitter: @obioannoukenobi