New Delhi-Chennai Express: A fire broke out in the sleeper coach of train number 12616 going from New Delhi to Chennai on Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place between Sindhi and Tuljapur stations in Nagpur division of Central Railway. According to the information, the train was running when smoke was seen coming out from the SLR coach. As soon as the smoke was seen, the train was immediately stopped for safety reasons. Passengers were kept safe and no one was injured.
The fire was prevented from spreading by isolating the affected coach.
The railway staff acted swiftly and separated the affected coach from the train. Along with this, the local fire brigade was also called. Local railway employees initially controlled the fire by using fire extinguishers available in the coach. The work of completely extinguishing the fire is still going on. The exact cause of the fire is not yet clear in the preliminary investigation. Railway officials are investigating the matter further.
Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Mule said this
Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Mule told PTI that train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left Nagpur in the morning. Smoke was seen in the last guard coach of the train at 11:09 am while heading towards Sindhi Railway Station, Wardha. He said the train was stopped at Sindhi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was immediately isolated and fire brigade personnel were called.
The officer said that all the passengers in the train and that compartment are safe. The cause of the fire will be known after detailed investigation. The official said that the train will depart after some time without the affected compartment.