Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area train

[Starmix]

According to the report, flames rose from the rails of a New York City area commuter train on Monday morning, and smoke filled at least one car as passengers evacuated, according to authorities and video captured by a passenger. According to Associated Press, a roughly 30-second video posted to social media showed thick smoke on a Port Authority Trans-Hudson train car at the Newport station in Jersey City, New Jersey. People can be heard on the video saying “open the door,” and “easy, easy,” as they eventually disembark. The video then shows bright orange flames rising nearly to the top of the train car from the rails.

The report said that the fire started at 6:19 a.m. on an eastbound train, and passengers were evacuated to the platform, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the train, said in a statement. Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, nine of whom were transported to the hospital for further evaluation, the Port Authority said. The incident is being investigated, it added. The PATH trains conduct an average of about 165,000 passenger trips daily across the Hudson River from northern New Jersey into Manhattan.

That was so crucial. There were many passengers 165 000 . That was somewhat deadly and scary incident. The train should have been checked before it started its journey. There was no fatality, but horror on the part of the train passengers

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[magnus2022]

That's scary but they should be glad that they are living in a country that cares about human lives! In most African countries, such is not even a news. People die daily out of careless behavior of people in authority in most third world countries!

 

[Starmix]

This train carried migrants, hoping a catastrophe like this won't happen again in the future. Ir is a waste of time and money. Proper handling must be done to avoid an accident like that. .

 

[eLdavis]

It's possible they checked it but something went wrong along the line, and it's also possible there was no proper maintenance since the beginning.

 

[Starmix]

That is the fault of the train mechanic for not checking the real condition of the train before it was allowed to go. They learned a lesson.