Fire Forces Riders To Evacuate From Septa Line In North Philadelphia, SEPTA Says

CBS Philadelphia

December 29, 2025

A portion of SEPTA's Broad Street Line was suspended Saturday afternoon after a fire near the tracks, officials say.

SEPTA said passengers were evacuated from a subway train at the Fairmount station after a fire broke out after 4:30 p.m. near the tracks near Ridge Avenue and Mount Vernon Street.

The incident shut down the B3 spur, which services riders between Fairmount and Chinatown.

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