Fire stops traffic for 4 hours on the Paris-Limoges-Toulouse – FranceTV info

The fire in a building adjoining the station Souillac (Lot) containing substances Potentially explosive prevented the circulation of at least six trains Wednesday, August 5, 2015 evening on the Paris-Limoges-Toulouse.

• AFP
• Published 08/06/2015 | 0:29

The burning of a building containing potentially explosive materials prevented the circulation of six trains late Wednesday on the Paris-Limoges- Toulouse before being controlled by firefighters, have we learned from these and from the train.

The fire was extinguished in the evening

L Fire was extinguished, allowing traffic to resume on a path alternately. The fire started at 5:30 p.m. in a building adjoining the Souillac station town situated 140 km from Toulouse, according to firefighters, which indicate that 90 people and about thirty vehicles were mobilized at the scene. Approximately one third of the surface of the building of 1.000 m2 was destroyed, and firefighters feared spread of fire silos containing rapeseed and soybean dust, which can be explosive.

Firefighters said ” a little more serene “to 11 p.m., indicating that they would be able to empty the silos and build a device” light “monitoring for the rest of the night.

The station and its surroundings had previously been evacuated.

Rail traffic was completely stopped on the tracks adjacent to 6:30 p.m. ET a line section was neutralized between Brive la Gaillarde (Corrèze) and Gourdon ( Lot) , according to a spokesman for SNCF. He eventually resumed on a path to 10 p.m., allowing the passage of six Intercity trains and night freight trains. Intercity passenger 3 and 3B, about 450 people had previously been conveyed by bus or taxi to their destination, the source said.