Boston woman: "jumped from burning subway car into river", swims to shore and "carried on with her morning"

Interesting story in the Guardian (UK). If you hit the link there's a brief video of her in the water heading for shore.

Thankfully no one was injured, but the sudden fire, as the train crossed over the Mystic River – known in part for its historic use, and misuse, in local industry – was a frightening experience for the 200 or so passengers who climbed out of windows on to the tracks.

One commuter remained undaunted, though. She jumped off the tracks into the water, swam to shore, and carried on with her morning.

“An unidentified female passenger jumped off the bridge into the river,” Somerville fire chief Charles Breen told the Boston Globe. “Our marine boat happened to be in the river for training and was on scene immediately. The woman refused to get into the boat. She was provided a life jacket and proceeded to swim to shore … then she walked away.”

No emergency support. No shot for whatever bacteria is lurking in the Mystic River – cleaner now than it was in its industrial heyday, sure, but still no one’s ideal of a recreational spot. No one else’s business. Just on to the shore and on with her day. A common refrain among local commenters was that she was probably already late for work anyway, knowing the MBTA, and just needed to keep moving by any means possible. Maybe she’d had a large iced Dunkin’ and felt invincible.

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[the Aristocrat of Alluvion - SWEAT]

At least she didn't need to go to the gym later that day. She already got her 'training' in!