The train crossing the Kanchanaburi Bridge in Thailand. - Filepic
BANGKOK: A fire broke out on a luxury tourist train in Thailand as it headed towards a region known for inspiring the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, but no one was injured, police said.
The front locomotive of the plush Eastern & Oriental Express caught fire shortly after leaving Kanchanaburi, a town in western Thailand famous for its World War II-era bridge spanning the River Kwai and nearby national park.
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