US EditionFlames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area train
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, AUG 4 – Fire on an eastbound PATH train at Newport Station forced evacuation and disrupted three train lines, with the cause under investigation, officials said.
- At about 6:19 a.m., flames erupted under an eastbound train at Newport PATH Station, prompting evacuation and suspending service, the Port Authority said.
- Amid heavy morning traffic, multiple PATH lines including Journal Square–33rd Street and Hoboken–World Trade Center were suspended, PATH officials said.
- A passenger video shows smoke flooding the PATH train car as bright orange flames engulfed part of the train, prompting a panic evacuation.
- Thirteen passengers were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, nine were transported to the hospital, and all are expected to recover, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- PATH said the fire's cause is under investigation, and the Hoboken–33rd Street line resumed service around 7:20 a.m.
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The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate Monday’s PATH train fire that sent nine people to the hospital and shut down service on three of the system’s four lines during the busy morning rush hour.
JERSEY CITY.- A voracious fire broke out on Monday morning on the tracks of a fast transit train in the New York City area. At least one car was filled with smoke and nine passengers were taken to the hospital by inhalation, authorities reported.A video of approximately 30 seconds posted on social media by a passenger showed a dense smoke in a PATH railway wagon, which connects New Jersey to the heart of Manhattan, at Newport Station in Jersey C…
Moment commuters flee smoke-filled train after it set on fire
This is the terrifying moment commuters had to flee a smoke-filled train after it burst into flames in New Jersey. The fire began beneath an east-bound train at the Newport PATH station in Jersey City at around 6.15am on Monday (August 4) as workers were making their way into New York City. In a video shot by Joseph Nikhil Reddy, passengers can be seen scrambling to get off as the car fills with smoke before flames are seen blazing from the trac…
Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area commuter train
Flames leapt from the rails of a New York City area commuter train on Monday morning, filling at least one car with smoke and sending several passengers to the hospital for inhalation after they were evacuated, authorities said.
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Screenshot A fire broke out on a PATH commuter train in New Jersey on Monday — with shocking video showing the cars filling with smoke, as trapped passengers frantically tried to escape. The fire began around 6 a.m. at the Newport PATH station in Jersey City. Port Authority officials said the flames ignited under one of the eastbound train cars. Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, with nine taken to local hospitals fo…
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