Train Is Evacuated in Strasbourg Due to ‘Light Smoke,’ No Injuries Were Reported

Train Is Evacuated in Strasbourg Due to ‘Light Smoke,’ No Injuries Were Reported
A TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse—Great Speed Train) of the French railway company SNCF on the Paris-Rennes LGV, France's high-speed rail network, in Courtalain, northwestern France, on Sept. 10, 2024. Jean-Francois Monier/AFP via Getty Images
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PARIS—Passengers including European Parliament officials were evacuated from a train departing from the eastern French city of Strasbourg after “light smoke” emerged from the train, local authorities said Thursday.

Around 20 firefighters were deployed to the busy station at 2:45 p.m. local time, according to the Bas-Rhin firefighters’ office. It added that a section of the train had been reserved for European parliamentary officials. No injuries were reported and the cause of the smoke was not immediately known.