Video shows commuters panic as train catches fire under One World Trade Center
A subway train under One World Trade Center reportedly malfunctioned, filling the station with smoke, sending New York commuters into a panic on Monday (14th February) evening, according to officials. Despite the fact that there were no casualties, the event caused many train delays. The incident happened at a Manhattan subway station servicing an area that has previously been the target of terrorist attacks.
According to a spokeswoman for the MTA, a crew running a southbound 4 train reported hearing a loud noise followed by smoke around 7:23 p.m. local time — the train had reportedly collided with something. According to the spokesperson, there were no casualties and no fire, although smoke did infiltrate the Fulton Street Station in downtown Manhattan. However, some commuters say that a fire broke out between the tracks in their tweets about the freak incident. The reason has not yet been identified, although authorities believe it was caused by a technical fault.
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Multiple commuters' social media images and videos show a cloud of smoke billowing through the station and riders fleeing upstairs to get away from it. Others appeared scared as they tried to flee the platform, while some passengers stood by in shock. One World Trade Center is the main structure of the World Trade Center, which was rebuilt following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. One World Trade Center is the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere, standing 1,776 feet tall and housing several important offices.
It like straight up caught on fire under us and we all evacuated in like a bit of a mob panic and we rushed out through smoke. They took a while to open the doors at the station and it got smoky in the car
— Raksha #FreePrakashChuraman (@raxsha) February 15, 2022
Scene at Fulton St station at 7:15pm today. I ran off the 4,5 uptown train platform after a fire broke out between the tracks - there was smoke and chaos everywhere @MTA @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/vAN20dNaAI
— Mohamed (Al) Mahmoud (@Alaa85Al) February 15, 2022
Trains took a bit to open the door, was gonna manually open them if it took longer. People looked panicked pic.twitter.com/uM53GRrQ05
— Eduard Abramov (@EduardA07618176) February 15, 2022
One passenger wrote on Twitter, “it straight up caught on fire under us and we all evacuated in like a bit of a mob panic and we rushed out through the smoke,” in a followup tweet after writing, “Guys our 6 @MTA train at WTC just caught on fire holy fucking shittttttt.” As the train reached the station, another user reported seeing "actual flames" and sparking outside the train. His Twitter post reads, “there was smoke and chaos everywhere," while another commuter spoke up about how it took some time for the train doors to open to let the panicked people out.
2 3 4 5 trains are running with delays in both directions after our crews concluded an investigation at Fulton St.
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) February 15, 2022
2 3 4 5 trains have resumed making stops between Brooklyn and Manhattan in both directions. https://t.co/x7yyIxFvCd
The MTA said earlier Monday evening on Twitter that the probe had caused service delays for the 4 and 5 trains as NYPD investigated the whole incident. The 2 and 3 train services were also disrupted. Officials told that firefighters arrived at the Fulton Street subway station around 7:20 p.m. According to an MTA official, service was restored soon before 8 p.m.
