Listen Live
SEPTA Regional Rail Fire, Glenside, PA

Source: NurPhoto / Getty

Service along one of SEPTA’s Regional Rail lines is suspended because of a fire that spread to a train, according to officials with the transit agency.

RELATED: Man Dies After Being Pushed onto Train Tracks at SEPTA Station

SEPTA train carrying over 300 people went up in flames on Thursday night in Delaware County. Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacute as emergency crews rushed to the scene.

SEPTA posted that the fire department was working at Crum Lynne Station.

SEPTA Regional Rail Fire, Glenside, PA

Source: NurPhoto / Getty

“Newark: Service is suspended until further notice due to fire department activity south of Crum Lynne Station. Alternative service suggestions are available using the SEPTA Trip Planner.” SEPTA posted to X.

According to SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch, as the train was being evacuated it was learned the first car was catching fire.

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

All of the 350 passengers were evacuated from the impacted train and shuttle buses are available, the spokesperson explained. There were no reported injuries.

One passenger, Dnasia Buckner, told sources that conductors on the train had her, and passengers near her, relocate twice.

“I was scared,” Buckner said. ” I started to feel claustrophobic.”

Services were halted for several hours before it resumed just after 11 p.m.

According to sources, the cause of fire is still under investigation.

This is a developing story please check back for updates!

MORE SEPTA NEWS: 

RELATED: SEPTA to Change Buses Labels from Letters to Numbers

RELATED: SEPTA Police report largest 33% decrease in serious crimes on transit system

RELATED: SEPTA Faces Fare Hikes After $240 Million Dollar Shortage

RELATED: SEPTA Reinstates Phased-In Parking Fees After 4 Years

RELATED: SEPTA Trolley Leaves Tracks, Hits Multiple Cars and Historic Philadelphia Building

SEPTA Train Erupts in Flames, Leaving Hundreds to Evacuate  was originally published on ronernbphilly.staging.go.ione.nyc