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Panic broke out on Monday when a fire erupted beneath a New York City area commuter train.Video taken by panicked passengers showed flames leaping from the tracks and thick smoke filling one of the carriages, prompting a rapid evacuation.The blaze broke out at around 6:15 am on an eastbound Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) train at Newport Station in Jersey City, New Jersey. A video taken by a passenger and shared online shows people coughing and shouting as dense smoke filled the train car. Voices can be heard saying, “open the door” and “easy, easy” as passengers rushed to get off.Once on the platform, the video captures bright orange flames rising from the rails, nearly reaching the top of the train car.According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, all passengers were safely evacuated. Thirteen people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Nine of them were later taken to hospital for further evaluation.The incident caused major disruption to the Monday morning commute, with multiple PATH lines between New York and New Jersey suspended as emergency services responded to the scene.The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Port Authority officials have yet to release further details about what may have triggered the incident.PATH trains carry around 165,000 passengers on an average weekday, transporting commuters between northern New Jersey and Manhattan across the Hudson River.
