Nov 4, 2009 8:34 am US/Eastern
Strike-Crowded Philly Commuter Train Catches Fire
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) ―
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The SEPTA R5 train caught fire November 4, 2009 -- day two of the SEPTA strike.
CBS
Fire has broken out on a Philadelphia commuter train during the morning rush, complicating commutes hampered by the city's transit strike, CBS 2 HD has learned.
Officials say no injuries have been reported.
Flames were shooting from the front of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority regional train shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday, the strike's second day. A big cloud of smoke also billowed from the train, which was heading east from the Overbrook station in West Philadelphia toward the Amtrak station in Center City.
Thirty-seven-year-old paralegal Laura Bryans says the train started to smoke at the station and conductors told everyone to move to the rear cars.
The train was eventually halted and evacuated, stranding commuters, but SEPTA spokesman Gary Fairfax says no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
The R5 train caught fire on day two of the SEPTA strike.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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