According to the prefecture, 1,200 people were on board the train on Thursday evening. “SNCF agents called the fire brigade to carry out immediate checks,” the railway company explained.
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Passengers on a Paris-Nantes TGV were evacuated from their train on Thursday evening, July 11, near Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe), due to a “strong and unpleasant odor” came from the toilets of one of the cars, according to the railway company. “SNCF agents called the fire brigade to carry out immediate checks”explained the railway company, specifying that “checks are underway”..
“SNCF Voyageurs teams are going to the site to organize the care of passengers”added a spokeswoman. According to the Sarthe prefecture, 1,200 people were on board the TGV. “About ten” People with symptoms of irritation were taken care of by firefighters, while a room was opened to accommodate travelers, with the presence of police, firefighters and the Red Cross, according to the same source.
“Investigations are underway to determine the origin of the irritations”the prefecture added, without being able to give further details at this stage. The train, which left Paris at 6:50 p.m., was stopped at the station after several passengers in car 18 reported feeling unwell, some speaking of“gas in the toilet”explained a traveler on the train to AFP. About three hours after the train stopped, shortly after 11 p.m., two trains were “on the way from Nantes and Angers to allow travelers to continue their journey”said the SNCF.
