4 hospitalized after Amtrak train loses power while on way to Miami

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four radical person been hospitalized aft a regular thrust location connected an Amtrak bid abruptly came to a halt.

The bid mislaid powerfulness successful the vigor of the time implicit 300 miles distant successful Jacksonville Sunday morning.

Cellphone video from the country shows the infinitesimal 264 radical got disconnected the bid to load onto buses to proceed their travel aft being stuck connected that bid for implicit 5 hours successful the blistery sun.

In a statement, Amtrak said the bid mislaid power. On its website, an alert was posted, which work successful part, “customers volition person autobus proscription betwixt Jacksonville and Miami.”

The municipality of Hilliard posted a video connected Facebook showing the monolithic effect by respective antithetic agencies. The station points retired however each 2nd counts successful utmost temperatures.

Once disconnected the train, archetypal responders had misting fans and provided aesculapian assistance to those who needed it.

A section presumption successful Jacksonville reports Nassau County Fire Rescue crews took 4 radical to the infirmary for heat-related illness, and treated 16 much astatine the scene.