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Helium Balloon Causes Explosions and Delays at Ben Gurion Airport Train Station

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First reported by Ynet · 1 hour ago

What happened

A helium balloon caused electrical cable damage and explosions at Ben Gurion Airport's train station on Monday, leading to passenger evacuations and train delays, though the station remains operational.

01A helium balloon hit electrical cables at Ben Gurion Airport train station causing explosions.
02Platform 2 was temporarily closed and passengers evacuated from one train.
03Train services to Ben Gurion Airport, Jerusalem, and Modiin faced delays and partial stoppages.
04Israel Railways confirmed the fault is localized and being fixed with no full service suspension.
05The station remains open and operational despite the incident and evacuations.
06Passengers reported hearing explosions and seeing electrical sparks during the event.

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