Septa Train goes up in flames near Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park, Delaware County; 350 passengers evacuated

Ridley Park, Pa. (WPVI) – A septa train carrying approx. 350 people, went up in flames on Thursday night in Delaware County.

It happened around 1 p.m. 18 near Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park.

The six-Biltog traveled from Philadelphia to Wilmington when it fired. An image that was shared with action news, shed flames and smoked rolling out of the windows.

According to Septa spokesman Andrew Busch, when the train was evacuated, it was learned that the first car was to catch fire.

“Very quick action from our herds that helped give this opportunity to be a safe result,” Busch said. “We don’t know where this started, just that it was in the area under the train and then obviously enveloped the train in flames.”

Passengers say that action was reported several minutes after leaving Philadelphia.

“I could smell a strange smoked, sulfur odor,” Cynthia Kayati remembered from Smyrna, Delaware. “I thought it was the train, normal things, but it got really strong, especially when we got to Crum Lynne.”

“I started to smell it too after a while. I think we got two stations down from here, and then people really started to notice it and started to get some panic,” Alvan Hurley from Newark added.

Some passengers say because of the smell, the train stopped, and the passengers were asked to move in the back before making the last stop.

Busch says septa is investigating and reviewing the steps taken.

Passengers are grateful workers acted quickly to get everyone out of harm.

“I think they are doing a fantastic job of making sure we are good,” Kayati said.

The service was stopped for several hours before it resumed just after 1 p.m. 23

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.