A fire in the locomotive of a passenger train has led to the evacuation of 300 passengers in Balota, Mehedinți County.
Adrian Rusu
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The fire broke out in the locomotive of train IRN 79, on the route Arad - Bucharest North, and was quickly extinguished by firefighters. It caused delays on several railway lines, but traffic was later resumed. The probable cause of the fire was a thermal effect caused by a faulty electrical cable. A minibus was sent to the scene to evacuate passengers.
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Incendiu la locomotiva unui tren de călători în gara Balota. Circulația feroviară, întreruptă timp de aproape patru ore
Circulație feroviară întreruptă aproape patru ore după ce a fost observat fum la locomotiva unui tren
Traficul feroviar, blocat 4 ore la Balota din cauza locomotivei trenului IRN 79 Arad - București. Întârzieri de până la 240 de minute
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