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Fire erupts in parked Udyan Express coaches at Bangalore city railway station

There were no casualties as no passengers were inside the bogies

PTI Bangalore Published 19.08.23, 05:57 PM
Firefighters attempt to douse a fire that broke out on the Udyan Express at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station

Firefighters attempt to douse a fire that broke out on the Udyan Express at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station PTI Photo

A fire broke out in the two air-conditioned coaches of the stationary Udyan Express at the Bengaluru City Railway Station on Saturday morning.

However, there were no casualties as no passengers were inside the bogies.

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According to Railway officials, the train had arrived from Mumbai at 5.45 am and was stationed at platform three of the Bengaluru City Railway Station.

"At 07.10 am smoke in B1 and B2 coaches was noticed. Immediately a message was given to the fire brigade. Fire brigade arrived by 7.35 am and extinguished the fire," the Chief Public Relation Officer of South Western Railway Anish Hegde said in a statement.

He said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Other sources said fire-fighters broke the window of the coach to extinguish the fire.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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