On Thursday night, a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train went up in flames in Delaware Country, Pennsylvania. According to local media reports, all 350 passengers were evacuated after the six-car train caught fire at Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park.
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No injuries have been reported so far. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is informed that the fire department is working at Crum Lynne Station.
The fire broke out in the first car of the six-car train travelling from Philadelphia to Wilmington with around 350 passengers on board. Conductors quickly worked to evacuate all passengers, Fox 29 reported.
“It was at some point after that it was discovered that the first car of the train was engulfed in flames, but by that time passengers fortunately had been evacuated,” SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch told the media.
An investigation has been launched to determine if the train’s engine or something on the track started the fire.
