At least 25 passengers were evacuated after an Amtrak train car caught fire Thursday in Baltimore County. One passenger suffered minor injuries but declined medical treatment. The Baltimore County Fire Department reported that the fire occurred around 6:30 p.m. near Canberra Drive and Waterview Way in Essex, while the train was traveling from New York to Miami. Smoke and flames were detected on the underside of one of the ten railcars.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and the evacuated passengers were relocated to other train cars. By approximately 7:30 p.m., the train, which had a total of 189 passengers, resumed its journey to the next destination.
