It is thanks to the rapid intervention of 700 rescue workers that the fire in a Tyrolean railway tunnel did not end with a huge drama. The “Tiroler Krone” received photos from the inside from Anton Wegscheider from the state fire brigade association. Governor Anton Mattle thanked the rescuers and spoke of “luck in misfortune”.
The large-scale operation took place at around 8.45 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The motorail train rushed through the Terfen tunnel near Fritzens (Innsbruck-Land district) shortly before. As the country announced, a defective overhead line may have fallen on the car transport vehicle of the car and night train and set two cars on fire. There were 151 passengers on the train. Around 700 emergency services from the fire brigade, ambulance, police and authorities made their way to the scene of the accident. 33 people were taken to nearby hospitals with minor injuries. Train recovered, no restrictions on rail traffic The night train that caught fire was recovered on Thursday morning and pulled back to Innsbruck Central Station. The onward journey of the approximately 50 passengers who were brought to Innsbruck was organised. There are no restrictions on train traffic. According to ÖBB, the trains can be diverted. “According to the current state of knowledge, we can speak of luck in disguise. It is thanks to the prompt readiness of the blue light organizations and the authorities that no disaster occurred,” said LH Anton Mattle, who thanked the 700 emergency services.
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