Kalka Howrah Express Train Front Coach Catches Fire in Haryana, Passengers Face Breathing Difficulties

Reports inform that no casualties have been reported so far. Two passengers were reported to have been facing breathing difficulties and were rushed to a nearby hospital. According to ANI, the train movement is normal.

Kalka Howrah Express Train Front Coach Catches Fire in Haryana (Photo Credits: ANI)

Chandigarh, November 27: Fire broke out in the front coach of Kalka Howrah Express in Haryana on Tuesday. According to a tweet by ANI, the incident took place between Dhirpur to Dhoda Khedi Railway Station near Kurukshetra during the early hours on Tuesday. Reports inform that no casualties have been reported so far. Two passengers were reported to have been facing breathing difficulties and were rushed to a nearby hospital. According to ANI, the train movement is normal. Jhansi Railway Station: Fire Breaks out in Passenger Train Coach. 

In the last week, a similar incident was reported from West Bengal when fire broke out in two compartments of a passenger train in Nadia district. The railway officials informed that no casualties were reported in the incident. According to a report by PTI, the blaze was noticed in ladies and the vendor compartments of down Lalgola passenger, when the Sealdah-bound train was approaching Dhubulia station. As soon as the incident took place, passengers immediately pulled the chain to stop the train.

Earlier this month, two wagons of a goods train caught fire near Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Rail services on the route were affected in the wake of the fire incident. The Western Railway (WR) cancelled a couple of long-distance trains, a report by PTI informed. Besides, at least 10 long-distance trains were halted and suburban train services between Virar and Dahanu Road stations were stopped till Friday morning, they said.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Nov 27, 2018 08:58 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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