Amtrak Train With 350 Passengers Caught Fire; No Major Injuries

[OneEyedDiva]

Thank goodness. This could have been a major disaster if everyone wasn't able to get out in time. Look at those flames! According to a news report I saw, passengers were told to go to the back of the train at first. One young lady said she noticed a strange smell, almost like sulfur before she saw fire. Video included:
SEPTA train fire in Delaware County, Pennsylvania forces about 350 passengers to evacuate station

 

[WhatInThe]

What the heck is that flammable on a commuter train? The passengers had something in their bag or something. That's still a pretty hot and roaring fire. What was it's fuel?

 

[Axel Slingerland]

Trains have all sorts of flammable stuff inside them. This doesn't surprise me at all. This freight train passed about 100 years from my house. Even though the fire was out by them, you could still smell it...