Freight Train Carrying Cars Bursts Into Flames

A freight train carrying automobiles burst into flames after it struck overhead power lines in the southern Netherlands on September 14.

According to a local report, new Ford vehicles on the train caught on fire after hitting overhead electricity lines in Etten-Leur, in North Brabant. Nobody was injured, the report said.

This footage was uploaded by Twitter user @MSch74, who wrote, “#ettenleur fire locomotive. Cable is broken on the Vossendaal.” Credit: @MSch74 via Storyful

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