WATCH: Trapped Passengers Panic As Fire Breaks Out On Major NYC-Area Subway

Willa Pope RobbinsAug 4th, 2025, 2:54 pm

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A fire broke out on a PATH commuter train in New Jersey on Monday — with shocking video showing the cars filling with smoke, as trapped passengers frantically tried to escape.

The fire began around 6 a.m. at the Newport PATH station in Jersey City. Port Authority officials said the flames ignited under one of the eastbound train cars.

Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, with nine taken to local hospitals for further observation.

Video of the scary incident shows passengers begging to be let out of the smoke-filled cars, as the fire raged on the platform.

A PATH train fire suspended service between New Jersey and New York City on Monday morning, with smoke filling Newport Station in Jersey City as passengers evacuated. Several people were being treated for smoke inhalation, Port Authority said. https://t.co/muOm0U1TqM pic.twitter.com/f50SMsSRvx

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One passenger reported hearing a loud explosion, while another wrote on X that “[t]he cart before me was literally in flames.”

There was a loud explosion and fire. That's what caused the smoke. Don't minimize what happened.

— Bookishevy (@bookishevy) August 4, 2025

This was not just smoke. The cart before me was literally in flames. And so much for cross honoring, still had to pay anyway to get out of this mess.

— jimin (@jimin13m0ch1) August 4, 2025

The fire caused suspensions between Hoboken and World Trade Center and 33rd Street, and between Journal Square and 33rd Street stations until 11 a.m. on Monday, said Port Authority officials.

Watch above, via ABC News.

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