Munich Central Station: subway driver reports fire – fire brigade finds technical defect

Created: 03/08/2022, 22:16

By: Veronika Mahnkopf

A Munich subway driver reported a burning train on Tuesday.

(symbol photo) © Markus Schlaf.

An underground train allegedly caught fire at Munich Central Station on Tuesday morning.

On site, the report from a train driver turned out to be not so explosive.

Update, 2:21 p.m .:

“Smoke development in the Hauptbahnhof underground station” was the alarm keyword that triggered a large contingent of the Munich fire brigade on Tuesday morning.

However, the all-clear was quickly given.

More details about the incident are now known.

According to a press release from the Munich fire department, a subway driver noticed smoke.

She then informed her control center.

This in turn informed the integrated control center in Munich.

Munich: smell of fire on the subway - fire brigade discovered defective component

The alarmed emergency services also smelled a burning smell on site, but there was not much smoke.

When checking the alleged damaging train, the fire brigade also came across the probable cause of the alarm - a defective electrical component.

Since there was no further danger from the subway, the approximately 60 firefighters who had been alerted were then able to end their mission.

The train was handed over to the technicians of the Munich transport company.

Since the subway driver had inhaled the smoke, she was examined by the emergency services staff.

She then came to a Munich clinic for further checks.

According to the fire department, it is currently unclear how high the damage is.

Update, 12.05 p.m .:

As a spokesman for the Munich fire brigade reports when asked, a driver of a U5 has reported a fire.

As a result, a large contingent of the fire brigade arrived at the main station and rushed to the entrance to the U5.

Munich: subway smokes - fire brigade moves in with a large contingent

On site, it turned out that the subway was not on fire, but that there was only a technical defect from which smoke had developed.

There was a slight smell of burning in the air, the spokesman said.

The shaft and access to the U5 were blocked, work on the train is still ongoing.

Original message from March 8th:

Munich – At 9.15 a.m., a subway train apparently burned in the U5 shaft.

Security personnel have cordoned off the area around the entrance.

More information will follow.

You can read more news from Munich here.