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Northern Ireland - Two train fires within hours of each other |
From Time2013-8-8 |
07 June 2013
A fire has broken out on a train at Dunmurry on the outskirts of Belfast just hours after a similar incident outside Newry, County Down.
A small fire in a carriage was reported to the emergency services just before 1100hrs today (7th June). Rail operator Translink reported that passengers had been evacuated and emergency procedures put in place after smoke was detected on the Portadown to Belfast train outside Dunmurry.
There have been no reports of any injuries and an investigation is underway. The passengers have been transferred to another train to complete their journey. It is the second fire on a train within hours and an investigation is under way after a fire broke out on a train outside Newry, County Down.
One hundred and fourteen people were on the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise train when the fire broke out on Thursday in the engine compartment. The driver pulled up at Gorawood, a disused station several miles north of Newry, shortly after 1900hrs local time. The carriages were uncoupled from the engine and moved away while the fire was brought under control and no one was injured.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service reported that the initial fire crews had difficulty gaining access to the engine compartment and |
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