• Melbourne tram has exploded, causing peak hour traffic chaos on Tuesday 
  • Eight routes into the city have been shut down as a result of the incident
  • Witnesses said they heard multiple loud explosions and saw flames under tram 

By Daniel Peters For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:26 BST, 5 September 2017 | Updated: 01:40 BST, 5 September 2017

A Melbourne tram has exploded on a track into the city, causing peak hour traffic chaos and shutting down eight separate routes.

Witnesses reported seeing flames burning underneath the tram and hearing a loud explosion after a power line collapsed.

One woman said horrified commuters were trying to flee from the burning tram when another explosion rang out.

A Melbourne tram has exploded on a track into the city, causing peak-hour traffic chaos

A Melbourne tram has exploded on a track into the city, causing peak-hour traffic chaos

Witnesses reported seeing flames burning underneath the tram and hearing a loud explosion after a power line reportedly collapsed

Witnesses reported seeing flames burning underneath the tram and hearing a loud explosion after a power line reportedly collapsed

Witnesses reported seeing flames burning underneath the tram and hearing a loud explosion after a power line reportedly collapsed

Yarra Trams said the explosion was due to a ‘power fault’ after a power line ‘crashed down’. 

‘There are no trams between St Kilda Junction and City Square in Melbourne,’ a spokesman said, advising commuters to look for alternative bus routes.

Kate, who was walking near the Toorak Road and St Kilda Road intersection, said there were multiple explosions. 

‘Oh my God, I feel sick! It was terrible,’ she told 3AW. ‘People were trying to get off, and then it exploded again.

‘All the workman around that area all told (the passengers) to get off the tram from the other side because there was fire; they couldn’t see there was fire under the tram.

‘I don’t know how it didn’t actually destroy the whole tram.’ 

 One woman said horrified commuters were trying to flee from the burning tram when another explosion rang out

 One woman said horrified commuters were trying to flee from the burning tram when another explosion rang out

 One woman said horrified commuters were trying to flee from the burning tram when another explosion rang out

Yarra Trams said the explosion, which has disrupted eight routes into the city, was due to a 'power fault'.

Yarra Trams said the explosion, which has disrupted eight routes into the city, was due to a 'power fault'.

Yarra Trams said the explosion, which has disrupted eight routes into the city, was due to a ‘power fault’.

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