City firefighters in Eastern Pennsylvania were battling a massive blaze at a major bus depot in Philadelphia on Thursday morning, June 5.
The fire broke out sometime around 6 a.m. ET at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) facility in the 2400 block of Roberts Avenue near Pulaski Avenue, the Philadelphia Fire Department reported.
The facility is in the city’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood about seven miles north of downtown.
As of about 6:30 a.m. ET, the fire was listed as a two-alarm blaze, fire officials posted on X.
What caused the Philadelphia bus fire?
It was not immediately known what caused the fire or whether any injuries were reported.
But as of just before 8:10 a.m. ET, firefighter reported the blaze was under control.
USA TODAY has reached out to fire officials, the Philadelphia Police Department and SEPTA.
What is SEPTA?
SEPTA is a public transportation authority servicing five counties in and around Philadelphia.
It was created by the state’s legislature in 1963 and is one of two transit authorities in the United States that operates all five major types of terrestrial transit vehicles: regional rail, buses, trolleys, subways and a high-speed line.
According to its website, the authority connects to transit systems in New Jersey and Delaware.
This is a developing story.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crews battling 2-alarm SEPTA bus fire in Philadelphia
