A TOTAL of 14 trains halted operations along the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway Thursday after a high-speed train caught fire at Dingyuan Station, Anhui Province.
All the affected trains were running from Beijing to Shanghai: G139, G3, G143, G17, G43, G59, G35, G45, G147, G37, G151, G39, G167 and G135.
Passengers who bought tickets for these trains can get a full refund Jan. 30.
Setting off from Qingdao at
6:30 a.m., the train, G281, stopped at Dingyuan station due to an electric problem, and the No. 2 cabin caught fire at
11:53 a.m., according to Shanghai Railway Group.
No casualties were reported. An emergency plan was immediately launched and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Short videos taken by onlookers circulating on Sina Weibo show black smog soaring into the sky from the train as heavy snow falls.
(Xinhua)