A fire which caused passengers to evacuate a station near Manchester is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault.
Plumes of smoke could be seen at Wilmslow station last night (February 22) after a train caught fire. Emergency services were called out to the scene at around 9pm.
Passengers were taken off the train, with no injuries reported following the fire. A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "A single carriage of a train was on fire in Wilmslow.
Police and Network Rail were also in attendance. READ MORE: The detectives called to Thomas Campbell's home will never forget the scene they found inside "A full evacuation of the train was carried out and firefighters used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
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