Engine fire prompts Amtrak train evacuation

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE

Authorities say all passengers and crew members were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in the engine of an Amtrak train in Milwaukee.

Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the fire was detected around noon Thursday in the Chicago-to-Milwaukee passenger train.

Magliari said the fire was contained to the engine compartment of the locomotive and was quickly extinguished by the fire department. He said there were no injuries to the 51 passengers and three crew members.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.