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Passengers flee as roof of train catches fire in Melbourne

Peak hour passengers on a train in Melbourne have been forced to evacuate after an electrical fault caused an explosion on the train’s roof.

Footage of the incident at Melbourne’s Flinders Station shows a large explosion close to the overhead wires.

The roof of the carriage also appears to catch fire.

The explosion happened close to the overhead wires. Source: 7 News

But a Metro Trains spokeswoman said there were no flames.

"The train has never been on fire, the MFB have left," she said.

"It was an overhead wire issue, it was electrical, the train was not on fire."

Firefighters arrived after the train's power connectors exploded first at 7.21am, and then again about 20 minutes later.

Firefighters attended the scene twice. Source: 7 News

Metro has helped passengers to walk off the train, and the train behind it.

"We are currently assisting passengers off the train, the train is still there so we anticipate around 45-minute delays on the Sandringham line," the spokeswoman said.