June 1, 2014 2.05 pm This story is over 116 months old

Firefighters put out fire in train carriage in Lincoln

Heater fire: Firefighters extinguished a fire on an empty train at Lincoln Central.

Firefighters extinguished a fire on an empty train at Lincoln Central.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called at the train station at 10.39am on Sunday, June 1.

Three crews from Lincoln North, South and Waddington attended the fire.

Along with a Network Rail team, they used one hose reel to cool and damp down the fire.

There was severe damage to a heater on the carriage where the fire started.

It’s believed the carriage was empty at the time of the fire.

No one was injured and train services in and out of Lincoln were not affected.