On a freight train in Etten-Leur carrying passenger cars, a fire broke out at around 1:00 on Wednesday afternoon. The train, stopped at the Vossendaal, would have broken the overhead cables. The security region of Central and West Brabant reports this.
Several cars on the train are on fire. “The cars are on two levels of the train,” said a 112 correspondent. “There are a lot of hits. It must be the tires of the cars. Many firefighters have been called and a police helicopter is flying over the site. fire”.
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The NS reports that rail traffic between Breda and Roosendaal is expected to be blocked until six on Wednesday evening. No traveler is involved in this incident.
Vossendaal closed
The fire is limited to a few cars on the freight train – which allegedly was en route to Vlissingen Sloehavenen – has not spread further since two in the afternoon. “The buildings nearby are not threatened,” a spokesman for the security region said.
The Vossendaal is closed to traffic due to the train fire. A lot of smoke is released during the fire. People nearby are warned to stay away from that smoke.
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