Miscellaneous facts. The locomotive of a Paris-Le Havre catches fire, 144 people evacuated

A fire broke out in Seine-Maritime in the locomotive of a Paris-Le Havre train on Friday afternoon, which led to the evacuation of 144 people.

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At around 4 pm, the locomotive caught fire and “144 people were evacuated to Bréauté”, north-east of Le Havre. They were “taken care of by the SNCF”, specifies the firefighters of Seine-Maritime.

Forty-four firefighters and 18 devices were sent to the scene

“The fire is now extinguished” but the intervention is, this Friday evening, still in progress.

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“Traffic is interrupted until further notice, SNCF said on its Twitter account. One hour of resumption of traffic is estimated at 19 hours”.

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