The fires currently ravaging Europe are causing emergency evacuations and scenes of panic.
In Spain, passengers on a train found themselves a few meters from the flames, reports the
AP
agency relayed by
TF1 Info
.
Monday morning, a train joining Madrid from Galicia was indeed trapped by a fire in the province of Zamora.
The convoy stopped on the tracks and the passengers, disconcerted, saw the flames getting dangerously close to them on the other side of the window.
Filmed, the scene has already been seen millions of times on social networks.
Spain: fright of passengers when their train crosses a region plagued by fires fortunately without causing injuries pic.twitter.com/6JCjHzWPtY
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No announcement made to passengers
“It was really scary to see how quickly the fire spread,” a passenger on the train told
AP
.
“In the blink of an eye, a new bush started to burn.
It was a matter of seconds.
You could even smell the smoke.
Panic quickly spread to the cars, especially since no announcement was made by train officials.
The convoy was finally able to leave a few minutes later before the fire reached the rails.
The track was later cut off to prevent a fire.
Ravaged by fires due to the heat, Spain has already recorded two deaths due to fire starts, recalls
TF1 Info
: a 69-year-old shepherd and a 62-year-old firefighter.
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