Two trains were set alight at a Cape Town station Tuesday, shortly after the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) announced a multi-million pound loss.

A preliminary investigation suggested that overhead electrical wiring above the two platforms was damaged, Metrorail told IOL.

The fire and rescue services extinguished the blaze. While no serious injuries were reported, trains were subsequently cancelled on the Cape Flats line.

hours after the south african rail agency PRASA announce a 600 million loss due to malicious damage to rail infrastructure, 2 trains were set alight at the Cape Town Station.

The fire & rescue services extinguish the blaze without any serious injuries being reported. There was a subsequent cancellation of trains onto the Cape Flats line