– It went well. There has been a short circuit in a catenary, and it has fallen down, says Bane Nor press officer Olav Nordli to news. Fire crews and police moved out after they received a report at 7pm about a fire in connection with the railway in the Adal/Solerødveien area in Horten. No one was injured, but the passengers on the train had to be evacuated from the train set. Press officer at VY, Siv Egger Westin, says one train stops at Skoppum, while the other stops at Barkåker. – The fire service is in the process of evacuating the passengers in both trains now, she says. Here you see the catenary that has fallen between Skoppum and Tønsberg on the Vestfold Line. Photo: Vestfold Intermunicipal fire service Being well looked after Westin says that all passengers are well looked after. – The passengers are well taken care of by VY, and the fire service makes sure that they go where they need to go. At Barkåker we try to get taxis for the passengers, while we wait for buses at Skoppum. Unfortunately, this can take some time, she says. Fire chief in the Vestfold Intermunicipal Fire Service, Thor Arne Strand says the catenary has fallen down and is lying on the ground. – The train is on the tracks, there is no fire in the train. For the safety of those involved and the emergency crews, measures must be taken before any evacuation from the train, he says. The power is disconnected and the fire service has set up grounding of the catenary in front and behind the train. – The overhead line above the train has a voltage of 16,000 volts and is of course dangerous to touch. When it fell to the ground it also ignited some vegetation, and it lay smoldering in the ground. We extinguished it with a few hundred liters of water, says Strand. Published 15.10.2024, at 18.58 Updated 15.10.2024, at 19.35
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