A fire erupted on a PATH train at Newport station in Jersey City, New Jersey, around 6:19 a.m. on August 4, 2025. Flames and thick smoke filled at least one train car, leading to the evacuation of passengers. Thirteen individuals were treated for smoke inhalation, with nine transported to the hospital for more evaluation. The fire prompted an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Train service resumed approximately five hours later, following the incident, which impacts a daily average of 165,000 passengers across the Hudson River into Manhattan.
A roughly 30-second video posted to social media by a passenger showed thick smoke on a Port Authority Trans-Hudson train car at the Newport station in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, nine of whom were transported to the hospital for further evaluation.
The fire started at 6:19 a.m. on an eastbound train and passengers were evacuated to the platform, the authority said.
Service on the affected lines resumed about five hours after the fire was first reported.
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