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Black smoke struck Cape Town CBD on Saturday afternoon when two rail cars burned at Cape Town Station. No injuries have been reported.
According to Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services, 19 firefighters, three fire trucks, a tanker truck and a rescue vehicle were dispatched to the scene.
Metrorail spokeswoman Western Cape, Riana Scott, valued the value of a fire-damaged wagon between 1.5 and 6 million rand.
This is the third incident of lit trains over the past eight days.
Last Saturday, seven cars were destroyed, others damaged and the infrastructure of the station was also damaged when two trains caught fire at wharves 15 and 16.
Several cars also reportedly been damaged during a fire on a train at the station Retreat on Thursday
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The National Union of Transport (Untu) stated that the same method was used for all previous criminal fires.
The National Civic Organization of South Africa (Sanco) accused the forces
"We are inclined to believe that this are deliberate acts of sabotage that are pursued relentlessly by sinister forces determined to stop the train services at any cost, no matter what the inconvenience will be The national spokesman of Sanco Jabu Mahlangu said earlier this week
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