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Fire tears through two coaches of Andhra Pradesh Super Fast Express train
Two coaches of the Andhra Pradesh AC Super Fast Express train have caught fire near a small station in Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, reports NDTV.
Published : 21 May 2018, 08:35 AM
Updated : 21 May 2018, 08:35 AM
The train was travelling to Visakhapatnam from New Delhi.
The fire was detected in coach B6 at around 11:50 am on Monday when the train was near Birlanagar station in Gwalior. Railway PRO Manoj Kumar said a high-tension wire fell on the train resulting in the blaze starting from B6 and B7 bogies, reports ZEENEWS.
Firefighters have reached the spot and immediately managed to douse the flames, railway officials said.
There was no immediate report on casualties.
Black smoke could be seen billowing out of the doors of the air-conditioned coaches on a video shot by a witness at the site.
The train was stopped and the passengers travelling in B-6 and B-7 coaches were moved to other coaches by the guard. A few minute later the train was stopped and all the passengers evacuated, reports ZEENEWS.
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