The locomotive of the train , linking the cities of Marseille and Madrid, caught fire 200 meters from the station platform of Lunel and passengers were evacuated at 09:30 French time (07:30 GMT) firefighters said.
A total of 10 people were wound in fact, and some frightened passengers broke the windows train and suffered minor cuts in the hands and feet, they said.
Other intoxicated smoke had to be attended by rescuers, said the French railways (SNCF)
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However, none of the passengers had to be hospitalized. The station reported the problem about 200m of that season, and after that the 250 passengers were evacuated. Already opened a research to clarify what happened, but for the moment the origin of the fire is unknown.
Forty firefighters managed to prevent the flames from spreading to the rest of the train.
Train traffic was stopped in both directions as the train was on the road and the fire ruined a catenary, the SNCF announced.
AFP
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