Fighting the blaze
צילום: לירן כהן
Train catches fire on the tracks, massive delays ensue
A train travelling from Haifa to Be'er Sheva caught fire near Hadera; the train was evacuated and firefighters worked to control the blaze; no injuries were reported, but there are tremendous delays on trains.
Three firefighting forces worked on Thursday evening to extinguish a flame on an Israel Railways train wagon near Hadera.
Controlling the blaze
The train on fire (Photo: Liran Cohen) (צילום: לירן כהן)
Israel Railways reported that a replacement train was sent to collect the passengers who were evacuated to bring them to Binyamina.
(Photo: Hadera Firefighting and Rescue Commission spokesman) (צילום: דוברות כיבוי והצלה חדרה)
Because of the incident, trains throughout the country are experiencing significant delays.
Delays in Tel Aviv train station due to the fire (Photo: Gilad Carmeli) (צילום: גלעד כרמלי)
It appears that the source of the conflagration was in the lower part of the train, near to the brakes. According to Israel Railways, a fire can be caused by a stuck brake, inter alia.
