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Passengers evacuated from train after fire breaks out in Austrian tunnel

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities are working to evacuate people from a train after a fire broke out in a tunnel. Police say a night train with some 200 passengers on board was in the tunnel near Fritzens, east of Innsbruck in the Tyrol region, when the fire broke out Wednesday evening. There is no immediate information on any injuries. Public broadcaster ORF says the fire apparently has been extinguished, according to railway operator OeBB. The train reportedly was en route to Hamburg and Amsterdam.

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