40 decommissioned SEPTA buses catch fire in Philadelphia depot
SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said all of the buses had been decommissioned and were in the process of being sold or scrapped.
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SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said all of the buses had been decommissioned and were in the process of being sold or scrapped.
Multiple SEPTA buses caught fire around 6:15 a.m. at the Midvale depot off Roberts Avenue in Nicetown.
Route 1 northbound is currently shut down after a bus caught fire near Route 796 in Penn Township, Pennsylvania.
The passengers were able to exit the bus.
The fire happened around 1:30 this morning on South Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, right in front of the station.
The incident was reported around 5 p.m. Friday on the Garden State Parkway southbound, north of Exit 48 near Port Republic.
SEPTA officials say eight people were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation after a bus fire in West Oak Lane Monday night.
Emergency crews are on scene for a bus fire on Interstate 95 in Delaware County.