Tokyo commuter train catches fire, 300 passengers evacuate on tracks

A commuter train caught fire Sunday afternoon in Tokyo after being stopped next to a building along the tracks that was ablaze, forcing some 300 passengers to evacuate.No one was hurt in the incident that occurred on the Odawara Line operated by Odakyu Electric Railway Co. between Sangubashi and Yoyogi-hachiman stations, but about 71,000 people were affected by subsequent delays.On Monday, the police inspected the fire site, a three-story building housing a boxing gym, to investigate the cause of the blaze. Police said the fire may have broken out on the third floor, where the gym is a tena…READ FULL ARTICLE