UPDATE: According to the Boston Globe, the smoke became so thick that people started to panic when some train doors wouldn’t open. Subsequently, bystanders began punching and kicking out windows. We reached out to the MBTA for more information about this, and we’ll be sure to update this article upon receiving a response.

 

MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo told BostInno that there was no smoke inside the train cars.

“There was no emergency. There was no danger and no one was injured by the failure in the propulsion system,” said Pesaturo. “The MBTA was opening the doors when some people kicked out windows. There was no reason for this to happen. It’s unclear why some acted in such a manner.”

Earlier: Just a day after the MBTA resumed service in the wake of the blizzard, Red Line passengers are experiencing severe delays Thursday morning.

On social media, passengers seemed to think there may have been some kind of fire which caused train cars to fill up with smoke. As of 7:58 a.m., the MBTA’s online alert system is encouraging people to “utilize Commuter Rail at Braintree, Quincy Center, and JFK.”

MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo told BostInno, though, that “there was no fire” and that two “trains experienced power problems” due to “a failure in the train’s propulsion system resulted in a burst of smoke.”

All MBTA bus route are experiencing weather-related delays Thursday morning.

 

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