Fire engulfs two bogies of Durg Express in MP, no casualities reported

A massive fire which gutted two bogies of Durg Express has been brought under control on Friday. As many as 72 passengers who were travelling in the train managed to escape from raging fire by breaking the window panes.

Morena: As many as 72 passengers had a lucky escape when fire broke out in two AC coaches of 20484 Udhampur Express train at Hetampur station between Morena and Dholpur in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. Nobody was injured in the incident as the train was halted and the fire was brought under control in time, police said.

The train was on its way to Durg from Udhampur when the fire erupted in the A1 coach around 3.30 pm and spread to the A2 coach as the train was near Hetampur station. The driver halted the train immediately. Smoke from the two coaches also entered another AC bogie and the generator van, eyewitnesses said.

"Around 72 passengers who were travelling in the train managed to escape from raging fire by breaking the window panes. However, the luggage of passengers got damaged," said Saraichola police station in-charge Rishikesh Sharma.

He added that damaged coaches were replaced with new ones and train commenced its journey.

As per Chief Public Relations Officer in NCR, Shivam Sharma said, no casualties were reported in the incident, but the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

With agency inputs