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17/09/2004
Passengers rescued from burning train
Fifteen rail passengers and staff had to be rescued from a burning train in north Belfast on Thursday.
The blaze took hold in the engine compartment of the train which had to make an emergency stop at Greencastle on the outskirts of Belfast.
One family had to be hoisted to safety while the remaining passengers had to use ladders to dismount from the train and climb a steep bank onto the nearby motorway.
One passenger said he new something was wrong when guards began moving quickly through the train.
"The next thing we knew, we were told to get to the back of the train, then we noticed some smoke," he said.
No one was injured in the incident.
(MB/GB)
The blaze took hold in the engine compartment of the train which had to make an emergency stop at Greencastle on the outskirts of Belfast.
One family had to be hoisted to safety while the remaining passengers had to use ladders to dismount from the train and climb a steep bank onto the nearby motorway.
One passenger said he new something was wrong when guards began moving quickly through the train.
"The next thing we knew, we were told to get to the back of the train, then we noticed some smoke," he said.
No one was injured in the incident.
(MB/GB)
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