Big rat chases subway station agent out of booth

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A video captured at a New York City subway station captured the moment a station agent was chased out of her booth by a large rat.

The video, posted to Twitter, shows the big rat scrambling across the desks in the station booth at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Grand Street station.

A second video shows the rat climbing on equipment inside the booth.

The MTA said in a statement provided to KABC-TV that safety of customers and employees is "of utmost importance."

The agency said it is working to "help ensure this doesn't happen again."