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 tackled the blaze from the street while a specialised extinguishing train did the same from the tracks.

The cause of the fire was that a part of the trapeze holding the cables in place, broke.

The fire disrupted services for about an hour yesterday afternoon.

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