Six hospitalized after light rail fire in Dallas

Six hospitalized after light rail fire in Dallas

By Trains Staff | July 30, 2025

| Last updated on August 6, 2025


Downtown rail service suspended after trainset catches fire at tunnel entrance

DALLAS — Six people have been taken to the hospital for treatment following a fire on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail train in downtown Dallas today (July 30, 2025).

The fire was reported about 3:30 p.m., according to KTVT-TV, with first responders fighting the fire at a tunnel entrance near the Pearl/Arts District station. Dallas Fire-Rescue reports 10 to 15 people were on board; none of those hospitalized had life-threatening injuries.

DART service in downtown Dallas has been suspended, DART said in a social media post about 4 p.m. CT, with shuttle buses available at nine downtown stations. Passengers have been cautioned to expect significant delays.

— This is a developing story. Trains News Wire will provide more information as it becomes available.

A detail from the DART system map shows the Pearl/Arts District station, the stop nearest the site of a fire on a light rail train on July 30, 2025. DART
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