In Poznań, a fire broke out in a semi-trailer of a truck transported by a freight train. The driver stopped the train for safety reasons, which also led to the stopping of a nearby passenger train carrying Legia Warszawa fans. At some point, the fire also spread to the carriage of the passenger train, but none of the passengers were hurt. According to the police, the fire may have been caused by thrown flares. Over 800 people were identified.
Around 3 p.m., firefighters received a report of a fire at the Poznań Górczyn station.
As we were informed by the officer on duty at the Police Headquarters in Poznań and Superintendent Maciej Święcichowski from the press office of the Police Headquarters in Poznań, there was a fire in a semi-trailer of a truck that was transported by a freight train. The driver stopped the train for safety reasons. This stopped the passenger train carrying Legia Warszawa fans to the match against Lech Poznań.
Later, the fire spread to the wagon of this train. Firefighters evacuated almost a thousand people. Nine units fought the fire. Nothing happened to anyone.
Legia fans evacuated from the trainKWP in Poznań
Police: The fire probably started as a result of thrown flares
“While the train with Legia Warszawa fans going to the match in Poznań was stopping at the Górczyn station, a freight wagon caught fire. The passenger car caught fire. No one was injured. We estimate the losses. We will identify the fans. We are determining the causes and course of this event,” said the Greater Poland police. .
The spokesman for the Wielkopolska Police, Junior Inspector Andrzej Borowiak, announced on Sunday evening that in connection with this case, the officers had identified 834 people. – Surveillance recordings are secured. The fire probably broke out as a result of thrown flares, the policeman said.
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