10 Aug 2011

Train catches fire in downtown Auckland

5:15 pm on 10 August 2011

Passengers had to be evacuated after a train caught fire in Auckland on Wednesday.

The Fire Service says emergency services were alerted just after

2pm after flames were seen coming out of the back of the train.

It stopped outside the Vector Arena, near the Britomart Station in the central city, and about 20 passengers were evacuated.

The Fire Service is investigating the cause.