As per reports, a fire occurred on board a train at Birmingham New Street railway station, Birmingham, at approximately 0717 hours local time (0617 hours UTC) on Friday (10 July) resulting in the temporary evacuation of the station and significant disruption to rail services.

• According to information released by National Rail, the incident was caused by a fault on a local city train, which led to a fire while the train was at the station.
• As a precautionary measure, passengers and station staff were evacuated, and all rail lines serving Birmingham New Street were temporarily closed while emergency responders managed the incident. During the closure, trains passing through the station were cancelled, delayed, or revised.
• Following emergency response activities, the station and all rail lines were reopened. However, residual disruption to train services was expected to continue until 1100 hours local time (1000 hours UTC) on Friday (10 July) while railway operators restored normal operations and managed service backlogs.
• No information regarding injuries or the extent of damage to the affected train had been announced at the time of reporting.