20160226 India Passengers panic as train catches fire
India Feb 25 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
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Passengers panic as train catches fire
Updated: 2016-02-26-06:45
A DEMU train plying between Hissar and Jodhpur caught fire on Thursday, triggering panic among the passengers. Fire tenders from a nearby cement unit doused the fire . According to the spokesperson (NWR, Jodhpur division) Gopal Sharma Hissar-Jodhpur bound DEMU train caught fire near Kharia-Khangar railway station at about 3 pm on Thursday.
“The fire broke out in fan-belt of the train, which, however, could not be controlled locally, after which the fire tenders from the nearby cement unit were called in, which controlled the fire in barely 15 minutes”, he said.
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