Fruitvale BART station reopens after man stabbed following fight on a train

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The Fruitvale BART station was closed for over an hour on Friday afternoon after a person was stabbed, reopening shortly before 5 p.m., according to the transit agency. The stabbing suspect was still at large when the station reopened, officials said.

Partial train service was restored in the Dublin and Warn Springs direction, BART announced at 4:54 p.m.

The closure at Fruitvale Station was caused by a violent altercation that began on a train as it pulled into the station, BART spokeswoman Anna Duckworth said at 3:22 p.m.

"Platform 2 currently does remain out of service until the cleanup can be complete, which is expected shortly," Duckworth said in a 4:55 p.m. update after the station had reopened.

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The stabbing occurred about 3 p.m., Duckworth said. Two men got into a fight on board the train, and it spilled out onto the platform, she said.

The train car has been taken out of service for evidence recovery, according to Duckworth.

The victim was hospitalized, but his injuries are not life-threatening, BART police said. Video evidence was being collected from the scene, they said.