An electric train with passengers caught fire in the Saratov region

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A train carrying passengers caught fire in the Saratov region. The fire occurred in one of the train cars. Sarinform reports this. The fire happened around six in the evening on December 9 on the stretch between the village of Tatishchevo and the village of Kologrivovka.

The press service of the Volga Railway stated that no one was injured as a result of the emergency. The first carriage of a commuter train caught fire and was promptly uncoupled from the train. They promised to take the passengers home on the next train. For this purpose, the train route was extended.

The burning carriage was extinguished with the help of a fire train and rescuers from Tatishchev. For some time there was a slight delay in trains on this section.