Overview

• A fire erupted under an eastbound PATH train at Newport Station at around 6:19 a.m. on August 4, filling the car with smoke and prompting an emergency evacuation.
• Thirteen commuters were treated for smoke inhalation on site and nine were hospitalized as Jersey City Fire Department and PATH crews responded swiftly.
• Service between Journal Square and 33rd Street and between Hoboken and World Trade Center remained suspended after the blaze, while trains on the Hoboken–33rd Street and Newark–World Trade Center routes resumed later in the morning.
• NJ Transit trains and buses, NY Waterway ferries and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail continue to cross-honor PATH tickets to ease disruptions for thousands of commuters.
• Port Authority investigators are examining the fire’s origin after partial service restoration under pressure from political leaders demanding accountability for rail safety lapses.