Model train catches fire in Canandaigua Wegmans

A model train caught fire at a Canandaigua Wegmans Thursday, causing the store to evacuate shoppers.

The train, which hangs from the ceiling over the store's cheese display, either ignited part of its plastic structure or overheated, causing a small fire in the store, said Captain Jay Boock of the Canandaigua Fire Department. The incident occurred at around 2:30 p.m. and no one was injured, he said.

"This is the second fire we've had with that train in the past six months," Boock said, adding that other Wegmans stores with model trains have wooden structures that are less likely to catch fire.

The store's train is out of service and they're planning to replace its structure with wood, he said.

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