MADRID, Spain – The government of Aragón reported on Monday that 380 passengers on an AVE train bound for Figueres have been evacuated after the convoy broke down near the Zaragoza town of Ricla, at kilometre point 255, with one woman requiring medical attention for dizziness. High-speed Rail Service Between Madrid And Barcelona Disrupted By Fire
Rail traffic on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line is cut in both directions and the power supply is cut in the catenary, according to the same sources.
Firefighters from the Provincial Council of Zaragoza are working to extinguish the fire that affected the tractor head and the nearest part of the following carriage. Sources from the council added that by the time they arrived the passengers had already been evacuated and that there were no personal injuries to lament.
