A fire broke out on New York-bound train tracks in New Jersey on Aug. 4, forcing passengers to flee during their Monday morning commute.
Video footage from the incident shows chaos and panic as passengers attempted to exit the smoke-filled train at Newport station, while a fire can be seen burning under one of the train cars.
The fire started shortly before 6:20 a.m. Aug. 4 under an eastbound train at the Newport PATH Station, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) said in a statement to USA TODAY.
The transportation agency said passengers were evacuated to the platform while the train filled with smoke.
Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, of which nine were later transported to the hospital for further evaluation, PANYNJ said in an update around 9:45 a.m.
