A 70-year-old man was killed in the fire that erupted at the B1 coach and affected two other coaches of the Tata-Ernakulam Express at Elamanchili railway station in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Monday.
A fire erupted in the two coaches of the Tata - Ernakulam Express near Elamanchilin town, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Monday.
Train services were affected after a fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa express in Punjab on Saturday morning, officials said. On being alerted, the affected coaches were separated, and passengers were rescued.
After a freight train carrying diesel caught fire near Tiruvallur on Sunday, Southern Railway has restored train movement on both up and down lines in the affected section. The Up Slow line was reopened for traffic at 12:47 am, and the Erode-Chennai Yercaud Express was the first train to
A freight train transporting diesel caught fire near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu earlier today. Firefighting teams rushed to the scene and are working to control the blaze, while restoration efforts on the affected railway track are currently underway.
People living nearby have been evacuated and moved to a safe place after a goods train carrying diesel caught fire near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu on Sunday morning, said the District Collector M Prathap, adding that the fire has almost been brought under control.
A wave of smoke erupted in the Barak-Brahmaputra Express at Assam's Bihara Railway Station, leading to a delay in the train, following which the Northeast Frontier Railway clarified that the incident was caused by some break binding issue.
The incident occurred between Kot Lakhpat and Jia Bagga Railway Station, ARY News reported, quoting the spokesperson of Pakistan Railways. The brake van of the Tezgam Express caught fire as it travelled from Lahore to Karachi.
"A fire broke out in one coach of the Mumbai LTT Special Fare SF Holi Special near Karisath station, at a short distance from Arrah Junction, on March 26. No casualties or injuries have been reported," CRPO, East Central Railways, said in a statement.
He stressed that the deliberate act of setting a train on fire where innocent passengers were subjected to unimaginable horror is an "act of absolute abdomination."