2023-06-08 00:30:33
Austria
200 train passengers evacuated following fire
Some 200 train passengers were evacuated to Austria on Wednesday evening following a fire on board while crossing a tunnel, authorities said.
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The OeBB train had left Vienna on Wednesday evening and was due to arrive in Amsterdam on Thursday morning.
Besides passengers, the train also carried cars and one or more of them caught fire due to the damaged cable, the spokesman said. “The fire was extinguished at 10:19 p.m. and the evacuation was complete by 11:40 p.m. local time,” the official added.
The OeBB train had left Vienna on Wednesday evening and was due to arrive in Amsterdam on Thursday morning.
(AFP)
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