Italy Split in Half as Fire Incident Halts High Speed Trains
- Delay of 180 minutes on average for trains running Rome-Milan
- Service had three-hour stop to allow for prosecutors’ checks
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Arsonists started a fire at a station near Florence, completely shutting down high speed railway services between the north and south of Italy, according to the rail network operator.
Electrical equipment was set ablaze, stopping service to and from the capital Rome. Trains were suspended for about three hours to allow checks by investigators and technicians, network manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana said in a statement on Monday. Service resumed before 8 a.m., with the average delay running about three hours by about 11 a.m.