The footage of fire that broke out on board a subway train at Sheppard-Yonge subway train station in Toronto has gone viral on the internet.
Starnews NG reports that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon when an e-bike catches fire on the first car of a train heading northbound.
The dramatic videos and phone footage of the incident have gotten the people talking on Instagram.
Meanwhile, CityNews spoke with John, a commuter who asked to be identified by his first name, about the fire. He said he was on the westbound TTC train as it pulled into Sheppard-Yonge station at around 3 p.m. John said he captured a video showing smoke and small flames before an e-bike fully caught on fire.
“One of the guys’ e-bikes just started to make noise … it kind of sounded like a flare and then smoke came out, a couple of seconds later, fire came out,” John said, noting it smelled like a bonfire with a plastic bag tossed in.
“People evacuated pretty quickly. Some people fell on the floor and hurt their faces, but I don’t think they had serious injuries.”
He said he saw the owner of the bike try to respond to the fire. Officials later said the man suffered second-degree burns and was taken to a hospital. A second rider was also injured. A TTC operator had to be treated for smoke inhalation.
“It’s good because we were just at the station. It would have been really bad if we were in the middle of the tunnel or something,” John said.
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