Stationary train carriage catches fire at Tejgaon Railway Station

Authorities say no one was harmed in the incident

A stationary train has caught fire at Tejgaon Railway Station in Dhaka.

Dhaka Railway Police Station chief Zainal Abedin said the incident occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday.

“No one was injured in the fire,” he confirmed.

A video circulating on social media shows flames engulfing an empty carriage of the parked train.

Officer Zainal added, “Around 9:30pm, a fire was set in an outlying coach near Tejgaon Station. It was extinguished immediately.”