Several people on Twitter who said they were on the train reported smoke in Back Bay Station Wednesday afternoon. One rider said in a tweet that the station "filled with smoke" and people were "coughing like crazy."
Courtesy of Jordan Pailthorpe (Twitter user @Jpailthorpe)
#backbay #mbta #yikes pic.twitter.com/5KRqKOam39
— Kristen Cuneo (@KristenCuneo) October 26, 2016
Back Bay station and orange line are shut down – mass exodus. Dartmouth St also shut down for police and fire vehicles #mbta #boston pic.twitter.com/kX8S0Y5iWf
— Mike Rush (@MycRush) October 26, 2016
on the #orangeline train that exploded. #boston #mbta backbay filled with smoke. People coughing like crazy but Seems like everyone is fine! pic.twitter.com/H4mPhmFq8F
— Jordan Pailthorpe (@Jpailthorpe) October 26, 2016
When are the new #OrangeLine trains going to be ready? #MBTA pic.twitter.com/JwGU57lxtK
— Chris Herring (@ChrisJHerring) October 26, 2016