At least 40 city buses catch fire at Philadelphia SEPTA facility
More than 150 firefighters in Eastern Pennsylvania battled a massive blaze at a major Philadelphia transportation depot yard after dozens of buses went up at flames at the yard Thursday morning, June 5.
The fire broke out sometime around 6 a.m. ET at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) facility in the 2400 block of Roberts Avenue near Pulaski Avenue, the Philadelphia Fire Department reported.
The facility is in the city's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood about seven miles north of downtown.
Shortly before 6:30 a.m. ET, firefighters responded to the facility for a report of multiple buses on fire, the fire department reported.
At the scene, SEPTA worked to pull out unaffected buses to facilitate better access for firefighters, PFD said.
About 6:30 a.m. ET, the fire was listed as a two-alarm blaze, fire officials posted on X. As the fire continued to rage and smoke billowed into the air, officials reported, a third-alarm was raised by firefighter at 7:25 a.m. ET.
The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office.
As of just before 8:10 a.m. ET, firefighter reported the blaze was under control.
It was not immediately known whether any injuries were reported.
According to the fire department the Philadelphia Department of Public Health dispatched inspectors to the area to collect air samples to assess air quality and the potential for any threat.
"It appears up to 40 buses may have been damaged," PFD wrote in a news update.
When reached by USA TODAY, SEPTA did not release additional details about the fire, but said a news conference about the fire was set for 1 p.m. ET.
SEPTA is a public transportation authority servicing five counties in and around Philadelphia.
It was created by the state's legislature in 1963 and is one of two transit authorities in the United States that operates all five major types of terrestrial transit vehicles: regional rail, buses, trolleys, subways and a high-speed line.
According to its website, the authority connects to transit systems in New Jersey and Delaware.
This story has been updated to include new information.
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