Hundreds of Passengers Safely Evacuated When Fire Engulfs Commuter Train in Philadelphia

A SEPTA train goes up in flames outside Philadelphia on Feb. 6, 2025, in a still from video. Dominic Settembrino via CNN/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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PHILADELPHIA—Federal officials will investigate a commuter train fire in Philadelphia this week in which more than 300 passengers were safely evacuated.

The National Transportation Safety Board announced Friday that it will look into the blaze, which was reported about 6 p.m. Thursday on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train on the Wilmington/Newark Line.