The train was stopped when they saw the fire and try to put it out. They were able to stop the fire in short period with their fire service but they never expected that the fire come to the land. Mr. Hughes was able to shift the sheep to safety place but the pasture and fencing was damaged and 100 acres of SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) was destroyed. There is no injury among the 60 passengers on the train and they were sent back to Caernarfon by bus. For safety purpose, the train is stopped and canceled for the rest of day.
Mike Owen, the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service county operations Manager for south Gwynedd said he had been in consultation with respect to the potential of fire along the train track.
“Because of the nature of train mechanics and the current dry atmospheric condition, there is always have posibility of a fire being caused,” he said.
They will check back all the equipment and the staff will be interviewed to investigate the reasons of this incident. Safety of passenger is always the main priority, after the incident, the train service will stop for temporary until further notice from the train company.
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That was some fire. It’s amazing that people were not hurt.