All commuter trains in Cape Town were cancelled on Thursday morning after fires at the city's central station destroyed 18 carriages.
“Upon further investigation, fires were found on platforms 12, 13 and 15 and more resources were requested to contain the blaze.
“A number of motor coaches and passenger coaches were destroyed and the fire was extinguished at 4.53am.”Carelse said: “No injuries were reported and the scene was handed over to the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa .” Hundreds of thousands of commuters still use Metrorail trains to commute in Cape Town, despite a string of fires, attributed to arsonists, but unsolved. They have left services limping.
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