No injuries were reported among the 350 passengers, some from Delaware, who were on the SEPTA train when it caught on fire Thursday in Pennsylvania.

Officials said about 350 passengers were onboard when a fire broke out on a train at Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park.

Passengers have had to evacuate a train in the US state of Pennsylvania after it became engulfed in flames. The service was travelling from Philadelphia to Delaware when it burst into flames. Smoke and fire poured from the carriages and could be seen several kilometres away.