Last updated on February 17, 2016
UPDATE: The T will increase safety checks in the wake of the incident.
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Passengers knocked out windows to escape an Orange Line train bound for Forest Hills on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 9 p.m., according to reports on social media and Universal Hub. Rider Heather Parker captured extraordinary scenes of the evacuation on the State Street platform.
According to UHub, a damaged third rail began smoking and caught fire.
The incident slowed trains in both directions. T officials briefly shut down State Street Station.
Send help sap @MBTA @universalhub people jumping out of orange line at State Street sirens everywhere pic.twitter.com/pqbmnjlNTC
— Heather Parker (@hparker) February 17, 2016
