Fire in a train outside Falköping – passengers evacuated

Just after 3 pm Friday afternoon, there was a warning about a train fire outside Falköping. The emergency service broke out with a scooter and management personnel

– This is an electric fire that occurred in a train. We are in place, says Stefan Svensson, emergency rescue service

The train was evacuated

– People were evacuated to a parking lot, two kilometers from the Falköping train station. According to Stefan Svensson, the industrial zone is well established and the evacuation has gone well.

In total, about 200 passengers were evacuated, according to SVT West. Just before 4:00 pm the fire was extinguished, says Stefan Svensson.

– He burned in a closet and we extinguished with carbon dioxide. Witness: "A Little Panic"

Andrée Nielsen, 19, was in the couch when chaos broke out

He said three heavy fringes came from the toilet

– Then there was a development of smoke and a little panic. "It's burning," shouted people as they crossed the halls, he said.

They then pressed the emergency brake and a moment later the train stopped. In connection with that, the power is gone too.

– People shouted that there were people in the toilet. But when I went back and looked there there was no one there. I could not see any fire, so it had to come from the ceiling, "said Andrée Nielsen

a total of seven powerful bangs were heard, he said.

– The ambulance was in place very quickly. Andrée Nielsen

Stopping in the trains

The fire affects the rail traffic between Gothenburg and Stockholm, as well as between Falköping and Jönköping, says the Swedish Transport Administration. . "Said Joanna Ljunggren, communications officer of the Swedish Transport Administration

. It continues:

– This is based on the delays, because we have already planned work on the western pulpit. It's really obsessive, she says.

According to initial estimates, the shutdown was estimated at least until 4:40 pm. At 17:15, there is still a stop in the train traffic on the section.

– The stop affected, inter alia, trains between Gothenburg and Stockholm. No trains are going through now, "said Linda Corsvall, Press Communications Manager at the Swedish Transport Administration.