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Engine Fire Forces Passengers Off NJ Transit Train In Bergen County

A train engine caught on fire in Bergen County on Tuesday night.

(Alexis Tarrazi/Patch)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Customers were forced to change NJ Transit trains in Bergen County on Tuesday night after an engine caught fire, a spokesperson said.

Firefighters responded to a fire on the underside of the engine of Pascack Valley Line train 1643 on Tuesday around 8:55 p.m., a transit spokesman said.

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The fire was discovered near Essex Street Station in Hackensack.

A total of 110 customers and crew were on board, but no one was injured, the agency said.

The fire was extinguished and passengers transferred to another train.

The New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.

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