Posted on 07/21/2022 3:22:39 PM PDT by Flick Lives
A Boston subway train caught fire on a bridge Thursday morning, causing chaos as commuters escaped through windows and one straphanger resorted to jumping into the river below.
Wild video taken from inside the train showed passengers climbing through windows of the train and fleeing onto the tracks. Footage from the tracks also shows passengers-turned-good Samaritans catching one another as they jumped out the windows with smoke billowing around them.
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The Orange Line train on Boston’s MBTA system was traveling over the Mystic River when it burst into flames just before 7 a.m., the Globe reported.
Local authorities said 200 passengers evacuated the train, which was headed toward a Somerville, Massachusetts, station. There have been no reported injuries or deaths.
“Welp, got my morning walk in I guess,” a Twitter user named PJ posted along with a video of himself and others walking along the Orange Line tracks after fleeing the burning train.
“The train stopped and sparks starting coming out of the front, probably about three feet behind the driver,” witness John Gosselin told Boston 25 News.
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Public transportation - never a dull moment 🤪
Nine times out of ten, the human reaction to disaster is the same — to help. Maybe even 99/100 times. It is always heartening to see.
Sure a lot of stuff bursting into flames lately,,,, TalyO’Biden talyban vetted division they flew in from kabal getting frogy ?
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Nine times out of ten, the human reaction to disaster is the same — to help. Maybe even 99/100 times. It is always heartening to see.
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It was impressive to see the number of people who helped other passengers off the train, especially with the 3rd rail being so close. One would hope the driver would have called control to have the track de-energized, but who knows if the radio would even work on that old train, especially when the car is on fire.
Thats the Mystic river I believe. It fortells who will take the blame.
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one straphanger resorted to jumping into the river below...
“The woman refused to get into the boat. She was provided a life jacket and proceeded to swim to shore … then she walked away,”
Wow that’s pretty wild, I wonder what’s up with her?
Much of it is delayed or cancelled maintenance/replacement. You can only kick the can down the road so far.
Look at the subway train in question - it’s rustier than a derelict Liberian freighter and it clearly dates to at least the 1980s.
Obviously caused by global warming.
It was probably cooler in the water - or perhaps she was uninterested in putting on an impromptu wet t-shirt show.
After your train spontaneously combusts, why would you get on another motorized transit? Humans can walk and swim and rely on themselves.
Van Morrison: Into The Mystic.
I heard the Hope Diamond was on that train, stored in a little vault right behind the driver. I’m guessing she blew the vault and stole the diamond.
(I was going to say a famous Rembrandt, but that would be tricky jumping into the water and all).
That looks like the bridge is pretty high above the water.
I thought it was only the government that helps people. /s
Yes it did look rather high above the water, and she jumped most likely not knowing there would be a rescue boat nearby. So she’s obviously a strong and confident swimmer not afraid of heights. I was thinking more along the lines of perhaps she was transporting drugs, but I like your Hope Diamond story better ;-).
That’s quite a drop!
“....what’s up with her?”
Self sufficiency!
Is that the red line?
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