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Commuter Train Cable Fire and Explosions

Summary by Euro Weekly News
On the evening of Saturday, January 17, a serious incident occurred at Tortosa railway station in Tarragona province, Catalonia. A fallen overhead power cable came into contact with a stopped commuter train, triggering a fierce fire accompanied by loud explosions and bright electrical flashes similar to a fireworks display at the Valencia mascletà. The blaze began around 8pm… Source

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A train that was empty has been set on fire this Saturday night in Tortosa and has caused the interruption of the railway service in the city. That implies that there are no departures or entrances to the station, terminal of the R16 line of Rodalies de Catalunya and stop of several services on average distance that connect Barcelona and València.Continue reading...

·Granada, Spain
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An empty train caught fire this evening in Tortosa, forcing the interruption of rail service in the city. The incident means that there are no exits or entrances to the station, which is the terminal of the R16 Rodalia line and a stop for several medium-distance services that link Barcelona and Valencia. There were no injuries, because the train was empty at the time of the fire. Train fire at #Tortosa station pic.twitter.com/scdaJ6xOUc — Trens…

The cut affects the R16 of Rodalies and services of medium distance

·Barcelona, Spain
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The train was empty at the time and no one was injured in the incident.

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3cat.cat broke the news in on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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