Drought: Train Ignites Several Fires by Sparking

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Not only is it hot, but it is also dry in many parts of the country. Now an ÖBB train on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn became an unintentional arsonist: on a kilometer-long railway line, it repeatedly sparked smaller and larger fires. More than a handful of fire brigades in the Waldviertel were alerted to fires along the Franz-Josefs-Bahn on Thursday morning. The reason: According to several eyewitnesses, a train sprayed every few hundred meters sparks.…

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Weißenburg - Among others the fire brigades from Weißenburg, Pleinfeld and Ellingen moved out on Wednesday evening to several missions along the railway line. A police helicopter was also in operation. A train had sparked several fires.

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WINDIGSTEIG/SCHWARZENAU. Along the Franz-Josefs-Bahn on Thursday the railway dam was set on fire several kilometers in the Waldviertel.