Bhubaneswar: Fire breaks out in Tapaswini Express at Puri; no casualties

  • | Friday | 22nd March, 2019

As it was empty train, no casualties were reported so far.The train arrived at its destination Puri station at around 8am. BHUBANESWAR: Three coaches of Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express were severely affected after a fire broke out inside S4 coach of the train at Puri station on Friday. The station staff, Railway Protection Force (RPF) and fire brigade swung into action to douse the fire. At 12.55pm, fire broke out at S4 coach. Three sleeper coaches will be attached to this train at Puri."

BHUBANESWAR: Three coaches of Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express were severely affected after a fire broke out inside S4 coach of the train at Puri station on Friday. As it was empty train, no casualties were reported so far.The train arrived at its destination Puri station at around 8am. It was kept at the station for cleaning purpose. At 12.55pm, fire broke out at S4 coach. The station staff, Railway Protection Force (RPF) and fire brigade swung into action to douse the fire. They took more than one hour to control the blaze.East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said S4 coach has been badly damaged, while S3 and S5 have been partially affected in the incident. Station staff cut off the AC and other coaches from S6 onwards to stop spreading of fire as a part of its standard operating procedure.Senior officers from Bhubaneswar rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. "The reason of the fire is yet to be known. After proper inquiry by experts, the cause of fire can be ascertained," said a spokesperson of the ECoR.An ECoR statement said, "All efforts are being made to ensure right time departure of the train from Puri this evening. Three sleeper coaches will be attached to this train at Puri."

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