The strong wind knocked down a tree on the side of the railway in the Ploiești Est area. The tree fell over power lines and the sparks started a wildfire.
Several fire crews arrived at the scene and managed to put out the fire that affected an area of 1000 square meters.
Six passenger trains on the Ploiești-Buzău route are stopped in several stations.
UPDATE According to ISU Prahova, 2 trees were cleared from the railway, and train traffic was resumed. 3 trains were stopped in Valea Călugareasca, 2 trains in Cricov and one train in South Ploiesti Station.
Fortunately, there were no victims.
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Marius Nica has been working in the media since 2000. He started with the print media, being a reporter and later editor at Telegraful de Prahova, Muntenia Telegraf, then became editor-in-chief at Monitorul de Prahova. He followed a career in local television, being a producer and moderator at Will TV and Alpha TV, but also a collaborator at Evenimentul Zilei, Radio K and Will FM. Since 2007, he is the editorial director of the Observatorul Prahovean newspaper.
