Large deployment in Erfurt: ICE holds up for fire smell - 80 travelers evacuated!

Large deployment in Erfurt: ICE holds up for fire smell - 80 travelers evacuated!

Erfurt-Bischleben, Deutschland - An extraordinary incident occurred today, July 10, 2025, when an ICE had to take an emergency before Erfurt. The train on the route from Eisenach to Erfurt stopped due to a fire smell that travelers perceived in one of the wagons. The ICE 800 of the Deutsche Bahn reported smoke development in a moments of terror at 1:15 p.m., whereupon the Erfurt professional fire brigade and two voluntary fire brigades were alerted. MDR reports that the train stopped in the Bahnhof Erfurt-Bischleben, where around 600 passengers were.

About 80 travelers were evacuated from the affected wagon and brought to safety. Firefighters, supported by the federal police and train employees, were quickly on hand to check the situation. During the mission it turned out that the smell of fire was not caused by a fire, but by a hot bogie. The fire brigade could not find a fire on site, which was a relief for everyone. After around an hour, the ICE was allowed to continue his journey to Erfurt Central Station, such as Tag24 reports .

large -scale operation of the fire brigade

The large -scale operation was necessary because the supposed danger was taken seriously. It is already the third use of this kind in Erfurt-Bischleben this year. The affected railway line was blocked during use to ensure that the emergency services are quickly and safe. Fortunately, there were no injuries among travelers, which made the situation appearing relatively mildly.

important prevention

Similar incidents show how important quick reactions to smoke developments are in trains. In another incident on the route between Stuttgart and Dresden, travelers also had to be evacuated after a technical defect on the drive head set an alarming smoke sign, such as ka-news . Fortunately, all passengers were also unharmed there. Such incidents make it clear how valuable fast action by the fire brigade and the train staff is for the safety of travelers.

Today's event shows that high -speed trains can lead to a large use at any time in the world of high -speed trains. It's a good thing that everyone is doing well on the train and the security forces react quickly!