A German high-speed train travelling from Cologne to Munich caught fire early yesterday, prompting the evacuation of all 510 passengers without injury before flames ripped through two carriages and burned them out.Mass-selling daily Bild said a police officer travelling on the ICE train smelled smoke and activated the emergency braking system, “averting catastrophe”.Operator Deutsche Bahn said it had closed the high-speed line between Cologne and Frankfurt as a result of the fire and would divert trains travelling that route, adding 80 minutes to the journey time.The cause of the fire is being investigated, it said.
October 13, 2018 | 01:18 AM