Broken train power cable causes fire

Monday, 10 March 2025 06:30

A fire broke out in a private garden next to the train tracks in Creux-de-Genthod after a power cable snapped.

At midday yesterday. Passengers on the platform say they heard an explosion and saw a cable strike a hedge, which then caught fire.

Geneva fire fighters attacked the fire from the street while a specialized extinguishing train did the same from the tracks.

The cause was part of the trapeze holding the cables in place broke.

The fire disrupted services for about an hour yesterday afternoon.

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