21 July 2018 1 Min Read
WATCH | Flames consume trains at Cape Town station
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Two trains went up in flames at Cape Town station on Saturday afternoon.
Theo Layne‚ spokesman for Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service‚ said “numerous” carriages were alight. Four fire engines and two water tankers were on the scene‚ he said.
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Photographer Ruvan Boshoff said fire in one train had spread to the train alongside it‚ and firefighters had run out of water.
“The heat is intense. The trains cannot be saved‚ but the firefighters are intent on reducing the heat so the flames do not spread any further‚” he said.
- Firefighters try to extinguish the flames of one of the two trains that caught fire at a Cape Town station on July 21 2018.
- Two trains went up in flames at Cape Town station on July 21 2018. A fire in one train spread to the train alongside it.
- Firefighters were battling flames that engulfed two trains at a Cape Town station on July 21 2018. Numerous carriages were alight.
- Two trains were engulfed by flames at a Cape Town station on July 21 2018. Firefighters ran out of water while battling the fire.
Layne said no injuries had been reported. Platforms 15 and 16 were affected by the fire‚ and there was no indication what had started it.