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Smoke in Kolkata Metro coach, passengers evacuated

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Published : Feb 15, 2020, 5:17 PM IST

Updated : Feb 15, 2020, 7:17 PM IST

Smoke emission from one of the coaches in the North-South line Kolkata Metro created panic among the passengers. Passengers were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station and the empty rake sent to Noapara car shed. No casualty has been reported.

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Smoke in Kolkata Metro coach, passengers evacuated

Kolkata (West Bengal): Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said.

Passengers raised an alarm after seeing smoke coming out from the air-conditioned metro rake when it stopped at the station in the central part of the city around 1.35 pm, Metro officials said.

Also read: Railway minister flags off inaugural run of East-West Metro

The passengers were de-boarded and the empty rake sent to Noapara car shed, the officials said.

Nobody was injured in the incident and the services were briefly disrupted, they added.

(PTI)

Kolkata (West Bengal): Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said.

Passengers raised an alarm after seeing smoke coming out from the air-conditioned metro rake when it stopped at the station in the central part of the city around 1.35 pm, Metro officials said.

Also read: Railway minister flags off inaugural run of East-West Metro

The passengers were de-boarded and the empty rake sent to Noapara car shed, the officials said.

Nobody was injured in the incident and the services were briefly disrupted, they added.

(PTI)

Last Updated : Feb 15, 2020, 7:17 PM IST
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