Passengers escape train fire without injuries

Two passenger wagons of a “City Elefant” train were damaged by fire on Wednesday evening at a station in the suburbs of the Czech capital. The train was headed from the town of Beroun to Prague, with about 40 passengers aboard. All managed to safely exit the train and no one was hurt in the incident a spokeswoman for Czech Railways confirmed. Fire fighters from nearby units – professional and voluntary – intervened. It is thought that the fire – which caused more than 1 million crowns damage to the vehicle – was caused by a malfunction in the heating system.