Fire in S-Bahn: 63-year-old arrested-chaos at Bellevue station!

Fire in S-Bahn: 63-year-old arrested-chaos at Bellevue station!

In a dramatic incident in Berlin, a fire was triggered on Wednesday morning in an S-Bahn at the Bellevue train station, which led to significant disorders in train traffic. According to rbb24 , around 120 passengers were on board when the fire broke out in the S7 line. The alarmed fire brigade immediately moved in with a large contingent of 30 fire trucks and 90 emergency services and was able to quickly extinguish the fire, which was created on two seating groups and the ceiling cladding. The S-Bahn was evacuated, and although all passengers were unharmed, the two train drivers had to go to the hospital for suspicion of suspected flue gas poisoning.

In connection with this incident, a 63-year-old was arrested, who said the police said in the S-Bahn and is said to have caused the fire. They are now being investigated on suspicion of serious arson. The fire led to considerable disorders in train traffic between Friedrichstrasse and Tiergarten, which is why delays and train failures were still recorded in the afternoon. The Berlin traffic information center reported on continuing impairments on lines S3, S5, S7 and S9.

parallel insert in Salzburg

Orf Salzburg a black column of smoke was already visible from the journey. Fire brigade operations manager Stefan Krakowitzer reported that the neighbors initially tried to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers, but did not succeed. When the fire brigade arrived, the fire had already spread to the balcony plate of the first floor. A quick intervention of the emergency services made it possible to control the fire and save a person via a turntable ladder. The police have meanwhile started investigating the cause of the fire.