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Video shows smoke spewing from SEPTA train in Philadelphia; 75 passengers evacuated

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A SEPTA Regional Rail train was stopped and evacuated in Philadelphia on Thursday morning after passengers saw and smelled smoke.

Video from a passenger aboard the train showed smoke coming from a stopped train car.

The train stopped at the Ivy Ridge station in the city's Roxborough section. Seventy-five passengers were aboard and got off the train.

SEPTA said this is likely a mechanical issue. Passengers are now being bused to their destinations.

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This is a developing story and will be updated.

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