The fire was placed under control just after 8 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Fire Department. Smoke from the SEPTA bus depot fire was visible across the city of Philadelphia on Thursday, June 5.

Employees reported the fire around 6:15 a.m. at the SEPTA Midvale District, next to the Roberts Yard, in the 2400 block of Roberts Avenue in the Tioga-Nicetown section of the city.

Firefighters battle 4-alarm fire in West Philadelphia. The flames broke out in a vacant, 4-story building, at 48th and Locust Streets just after 5am. By Beccah Hendrickson. Sunday, June 8, 2025.

Several SEPTA Buses are on fire at a transit bus lot in Philadelphia filled with dozens of decommissioned vehicles on Thursday, June 5, 2025. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fast-moving ...

The fire at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority facility apparently started sometime before 6:15 a.m., said Andrew Busch, SEPTA ’s director of communications.

A fast-moving fire erupted in Philadelphia at a transit bus lot filled with dozens of decommissioned vehicles. The Thursday morning blaze did not cause any injuries, but it burned for nearly two ...