Eventually, the crew opened the train doors and instructed passengers to evacuate. Buckner estimated that the process took around 15 minutes.

Firefighters arrived quickly to put out the flames, but the incident caused major disruptions. Service to Wilmington was suspended, and Amtrak operations along the Northeast Corridor were also affected.

Thankfully, no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch commended the crew’s prompt actions.

“Very quick action by our crews that helped allow this to be a safe outcome,” Busch stated.

“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.”

This incident is one of several public transportation disasters that have occurred since the start of the year.