Orange Line riders break windows to exit smoky train

Five people were treated for smoke inhalation after an Orange Line train’s motor overheated during Wednesday evening’s commute at Back Bay Station, causing riders to panic and break windows to escape, officials and witnesses said.

Chris Herring said he was entering the station when he saw people trying to flee the area.

“I noticed a haze coming from the platform and got to the top of the stairs and people were running up,” Herring said in a direct message via Twitter. “[There was] thick smoke on platform. People had to get freed from the train.”

https://twitter.com/cloudfrye/status/791380394147020800

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