NEW DELHI, India, Mar 5 (NNN-PTI) – A fire broke out inside a late night train in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh early Tuesday, police said.
No loss of life was reported in the incident.
The massive fire broke out in the pantry of the Yesvantpur-Tatanagar Superfast Express, at East Godavari district, about 263 km north-east of Amaravathi, the main city of Andhra Pradesh.
“Early today at around 2:00 a.m. (local time) fire broke out on Yesvantpur-Tatanagar Superfast Express,” a police official said. “All passengers on board are safe.”
According to officials, soon after the blaze engulfed the bogie, the staff separated the pantry car from other coaches, in a bid to prevent fire from spreading.
“The fire completely charred the pantry,” the official said.
Railway officials said, the incident caused delay of trains on the Vijayawada-Vizag sector.
The cause of fire was not immediately known. Meanwhile, authorities initiated a probe to ascertain the reason.
The train from Bengaluru, capital city of the southern state of Karnataka, was destined to Jamshedpur in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
The Indian government announced in 2015, an investment of over 137 billion U.S. dollars, over a period of five years, to boost railways and modernise them on new lines.
The Indian sprawling railways is the world’s third largest network, ferrying around 23 million people each day.– NNN-PTI
