Shocking photos show people evacuating smoke-filled NYC subway stations ‘after train caught fire’ as NYPD investigates

A fire MAY break out in a New York subway station after large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the World Trade Center station on 6th Street.

Passengers standing next to them were shocked while others looked panicked as they tried to get off the platform.

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“It burned violently below us and we all evacuated in a crowd like a panicking crowd and we rushed out through the smoke,” one passenger said on Twitter.

“It took them a while to open the door at the station and it was smoking in the car.”

Another user said they saw “literal flames” and sparks outside the train as it approached the station.

“Trains take some time to open, will open them on their own if it takes longer. Everyone looks scared.”

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