Amtrak riders trapped for nearly 24 hours with overflowing bathrooms amid raging wildfires

An Amtrak train carrying 232 passengers was stranded for nearly 24 hours in Florida after brush fires near the tracks forced a halt. Outraged passengers described a chaotic scene.


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