Amtrak service impacted after SEPTA train traveling from Philly goes up in flames
Roughly 350 passengers had to be evacuated from the train after it caught fire
The six-car train was carrying roughly 350 people when it caught fire.
PHILADELPHIA (WABC) — Amtrak service along the Northeast Corridor was impacted after a SEPTA train travelling from Philadelphia to Wilmington went up in flames Thursday night.
It happened around 6 p.m. on Thursday near the Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.
The six-car train was carrying roughly 350 people when it caught fire. An image shared with our sister station, Action News in Philadelphia, showed smoke billowing out of the windows.
According to SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch, as the train was being evacuated it was learned the first car was catching fire.
“Very quick action by our crews that that helped allow this to be a safe outcome,” Busch said. “We don’t know where this started, just that it was in the area underneath the train and then obviously engulfed the train in flames.”
Passengers said smoke was reported several minutes after leaving Philadelphia.
Amtrak says service between Philadelphia and Wilmington has resumed after experiencing delays due to the fire, but residual delays were expected due to rail congestion.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
———-
* Get Eyewitness News Delivered
* Follow us on YouTube
* More local news
* Send us a news tip
* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts
Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
If submitting a photo or video, you confirm that you took the attached image/video and are its copyright owner; or that you are the copyright owner’s authorized agent; or that you own, purchased or otherwise legally obtained the rights to the image/video. In addition, you confirm that you have all of the necessary rights and permissions to grant us this license for its use.
You give WABC-TV non-exclusive permission to reproduce, use and edit the image/video on all platforms, in all media (now known or hereafter developed), including, without limitation, broadcast, online, streaming and social media, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, promotional uses, worldwide in perpetuity.
You give WABC-TV permission to distribute the image/video to its licensees, including, but not limited to, owned stations, affiliates, partners, licensees and assigns, for their use on all platforms, in all media (now known or hereafter developed), including, without limitation, broadcast, online, streaming and social media, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, promotional uses, worldwide in perpetuity.
You understand that you will receive no payment or royalty for any use under this agreement; that WABC-TV is under no obligation to use, edit or distribute the material; and that you have no right to inspect or approve any use of the material.
For full terms, click here.
Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News
Related Topics
Top Stories
NYPD officer shot in standoff with man inside apartment on LES
Boil water advisory issued following water main break in Jersey City
Freight train derailment snarls NJ Transit rail service in Cranford
I-80 sinkhole repair work to close roadway for 3 weeks, NJDOT says
Gov. Hochul to hold meeting after 4 top aides to Mayor Adams resign
19 injured after Delta plane crashes in Canada: officials
56-year-old man shot and killed outside deli; no arrests
Gas main break causes street to bulge in Secaucus
This site can’t be reached
www.bbc.com refused to connect.
Try:
SEPTA train carrying about 350 people goes up in flames in Delaware County
The six-car train was carrying roughly 350 people from Philadelphia to Wilmington when it caught fire
SEPTA train goes up in flames in Delaware County
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. (WPVI) — A SEPTA train carrying roughly 350 people went up in flames on Thursday night in Delaware County.
It happened around 6 p.m. near the Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park.
The six-car train was traveling from Philadelphia to Wilmington when it caught fire. An image shared with Action News showed flames and smoke billowing out of the windows.
According to SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch, as the train was being evacuated it was learned the first car was catching fire.
“Very quick action by our crews that helped allow this to be a safe outcome,” Busch said. “We don’t know where this started, just that it was in the area underneath the train and then obviously engulfed the train in flames.”
Passengers tell Action News smoke was reported several minutes after leaving Philadelphia.
“I could smell a weird smoky, sulfury smell,” recalled Cynthia Kayati, of Smyrna, Delaware. “I thought it was the train, normal stuff, but it was getting really strong especially as we got to Crum Lynne.”
“I started to smell it too after a little while. I think we got two stations down from here and then people were really starting to notice it, starting to panic a little bit,” added Alvan Hurley, of Newark.
Some passengers say due to the odor, the train stopped and passengers were advised to move to the back before they made the final stop.
Busch says SEPTA is investigating and reviewing the steps taken.
Passengers are grateful workers acted quickly to get everyone out of harm’s way.
“I think they do an amazing job of making sure we’re good,” said Kayati.
Service was halted for several hours before it resumed just after 11 p.m.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
