20141019 Thailand Train catches fire near Don Mueang
Thailand Oct 19 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
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Train catches fire near Don Mueang
Updated: 2014-10-19-10:33
The locomotive of a Bangkok-bound overnight train caught fire as it approached Lak Si area, near Don Mueang police station on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported.
Reports said the fire started in a motor on a compressor cooling fan. Firefighters sprayed chemical foam on the locomotive to extinguish the flames.
The train was taken away for maintenance after railway authorities replaced the damaged engine with a new one.
The train was running between Bangkok and the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.
Websource:Bangkok Post
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