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Blaze Contained After Engulfing Abandoned Train Cars at Buenos Aires’ Colegiales Yard

Firefighters contained the blaze at a national rail yard residents say hosts abandoned stock with informal occupation.

Overview

  • The nighttime fire ignited in out-of-service train cars at the open-air Parque Ferroviario Colegiales on Moldes 800 near the Mitre line’s Colegiales station.
  • City firefighters and police mounted an emergency response with two 38 mm attack lines and brought the flames under control shortly after midnight.
  • Damage counts differ, with city officials reporting four units on fire while police sources cited five wagons plus a locomotive affected out of roughly ten stored.
  • No injuries were reported, and crews conducted searches of the site to rule out victims.
  • The origin remains under investigation, with unconfirmed social-media claims of cable burning by intruders at a depot under national jurisdiction that neighbors say lacks oversight.