US Politics | MBTA Boston Orange Line fire sparks chaos with passenger jumping off bridge to escape as flames burst from train
A BOSTON train has erupted in flames, sparking chaos on board after a passenger jumped off a bridge to escape the blaze. The MBTA train caught fire on Thursday morning on the Dana bridge over the Mystic River in Somerville, Massachusetts. 
Sian BernardAn MBTA train caught fire on Thursday '/ ' 
WCVBPassengers on board kicked open windows to escape the blaze '/ ' 
Twitter/PJayGPassengers were seen walking on the tracks to get to the next station '/ ' 
Twitter/PJayGThe MBTA said the train sustained a ...mechanical problem' '/ ' Footage from the scene showed flames and smoke billowing from the front car of a southbound Orange train line as it was stopped on the bridge near Assembly station. Passenger Aubrey Charles told WCVB that a woman panicked and jumped off the bridge into the river. Rescue crews were able to rescue the woman, who was in the water. She declined medical attention. The MBTA said about 200 passengers were on the train at the time of the incident. Read more in The US Sun 
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BRAVE BATTLE Beloved TV reporter dies from cancer after second battle with disease Passenger Jennifer Donovan told CBS Boston that she heard an explosion or loud bang, and then smoke filled the train car. ...People got very frightened, started screaming. It was a pretty wild scene,... Donovan said. Commuters were forced to kick and punch open windows after their car filled with smoke. "We were in the car in the middle, and the train stopped right past Wellington on the bridge. There were billows of smoke, and everybody started panicking,... commuter Aubrey Charles told WCVB. Most read in The US Sun SCARY TIMES Horrifying images of great white shark on US beach amid spate of brutal attacks MONEY'S COMING The exact month $500 monthly direct payments will arrive to Americans IS ALABAMA OK? Kourtney's stepdaughter Alabama, 16, sparks concern with bizarre post CRYPTIC WORDS Hoda Kotb posts cryptic message amid Savannah Guthrie feud rumors HAUNTING FIND Sick details as man found with severed HEAD after vid showed him buying saw BYE BEV HILLS? RHOBH fans demand major cast member be 'FIRED' after she misses episode ...They told us to move to the back of the train, where they had a ladder and they evacuated us and walked us back to Wellington, but some people were getting off between the cars and jumping out the windows," Photos from the scene showed passengers evacuating the train, some through windows onto the tracks. Commuters then walked down the tracks to the closest train station. There have been reported injuries. Read More on The US Sun 
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Sian BernardAn MBTA train caught fire on Thursday '/ ' WCVBPassengers on board kicked open windows to escape the blaze '/ ' Twitter/PJayGPassengers were seen walking on the tracks to get to the next station '/ ' Twitter/PJayGThe MBTA said the train sustained a ...mechanical problem' '/ ' Footage from the scene showed flames and smoke billowing from the front car of a southbound Orange train line as it was stopped on the bridge near Assembly station. Passenger Aubrey Charles told WCVB that a woman panicked and jumped off the bridge into the river. Rescue crews were able to rescue the woman, who was in the water. She declined medical attention. The MBTA said about 200 passengers were on the train at the time of the incident. Read more in The US Sun 'NOT A CRIMINAL MASTERMIND' Crucial signs Summer Wells' dad is 'NOT behind disappearance' BRAVE BATTLE Beloved TV reporter dies from cancer after second battle with disease Passenger Jennifer Donovan told CBS Boston that she heard an explosion or loud bang, and then smoke filled the train car. ...People got very frightened, started screaming. It was a pretty wild scene,... Donovan said. Commuters were forced to kick and punch open windows after their car filled with smoke. "We were in the car in the middle, and the train stopped right past Wellington on the bridge. There were billows of smoke, and everybody started panicking,... commuter Aubrey Charles told WCVB. Most read in The US Sun SCARY TIMES Horrifying images of great white shark on US beach amid spate of brutal attacks MONEY'S COMING The exact month $500 monthly direct payments will arrive to Americans IS ALABAMA OK? Kourtney's stepdaughter Alabama, 16, sparks concern with bizarre post CRYPTIC WORDS Hoda Kotb posts cryptic message amid Savannah Guthrie feud rumors HAUNTING FIND Sick details as man found with severed HEAD after vid showed him buying saw BYE BEV HILLS? RHOBH fans demand major cast member be 'FIRED' after she misses episode ...They told us to move to the back of the train, where they had a ladder and they evacuated us and walked us back to Wellington, but some people were getting off between the cars and jumping out the windows," Photos from the scene showed passengers evacuating the train, some through windows onto the tracks. Commuters then walked down the tracks to the closest train station. There have been reported injuries. Read More on The US Sun FASHION DON'TS I'm a fashion expert with 28H boobs, NEVER wear this if you have big breasts SPACE RACE Gravity-defying footage shows Russian cosmonaut outside ISS with Euro astronaut The MBTA said the train sustained a ...mechanical problem.... The train has since been towed to Wellington Station.
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