Massachusetts train catches fire, forcing passengers to flee from windows

One passenger jumped into a river and several others climbed out of windows when a Boston-area public transit train caught fire during the Thursday morning commute, officials said. The fire is the latest in a string of dangerous problems with the troubled system.

No injuries were reported, and the person who jumped into the water declined medical attention, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said in a statement.

"I was very scared for all of us," the woman, who did not want to be identified, told CBS Boston. "We had no idea what was happening. It was like pandemonium."