A Pennsylvania commuter train erupts in Inferno – fires in flames, thick black smoke drives out the widow of a passenger car and runs away for safety.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train was traveling through Delaware County when it fired fire at Crum Lynne station in Ridley Park around 6pm on Thursday night. Official.
The first of the six-car train travelling from Philadelphia to Wilmington caused a fire, with about 350 passengers on board. The conductor immediately worked to evacuate all passengers, Fox 29 It has been reported.
The shocking image shows bright orange flames and thick black and gray smoke popping out of the windows of the first car.
“At one point, it was discovered that the first train on the train was engulfed in flames, but by that time the passengers were lucky enough to evacuate,” Septa spokesman Andrew Bush told the outlet.
Passenger, Danasia Buckner, remembered the strange smell of the train just 15 minutes after the trip.
“We had to get up and move to another car, then we had to get up and move again, when we started to see smoke coming out of the side of the train. That's it,” Buckner told Fox29.
She began to say that as they were relocating, people were saying, “The train was on fire,” but the conductor wasn't.
Buckner shared that it appears to take about 15 minutes to unload hundreds of passengers from the train.
Firefighters were called to the scene to fight the flames and no injuries were reported.
The fire is believed to have started under the first car, Bush told the outlet.
An investigation has been launched to determine whether the train engine or anything on the tracks caused a fire.
Multiple shuttle buses arrived, picking up stuck passengers and transporting them to their destinations.
Services to Wilmington were stopped during the incident as first responders fought the fire, and the Amtrak service along the Northeast Corridor was also affected. However, according to Bush, these services have resumed. Amtrak.
Bush praised the efforts of the train crew and first responders to ensure that all passengers have emerged safely from the situation.
“The photo really tells the story of how serious this situation is. Fortunately, given what we saw, there are consequences where we are not seriously injured. CBS News.
“Our crew acted quickly. They were well trained, their training started and they did exactly what they were supposed to do in terms of safely getting people off the train. It was there.”
