Passengers evacuated from train after tunnel fire in Austria. international news in hindi

Berlin: Authorities evacuated hundreds of passengers from a train after a fire broke out in a tunnel in Austria on Wednesday evening. About 50 people received minor injuries in the incident, officials said.

The night train with about 370 passengers was in a tunnel near Fritzzen, east of Innsbruck in the Tyrol region, when the fire broke out, local officials said, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported. 50 passengers have suffered minor injuries or are feared to have suffered due to the smoke.

Railway operator OEBB said at 8.40 pm a fault in an overhead wire was reported and an automobile caught fire suddenly on a freight wagon belonging to the “Nightjet” train going from Innsbruck to Amsterdam. OEBB said that with the help of 20 fire engines, the fire was doused at 10.20 pm. Passengers were taken out of the train at around 11 pm, officials said.

Pc:APA.AZ