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Train compartment catches fire at New Delhi railway station; no casualty reported

PTI
Published : Sep 6, 2019, 3:02 pm IST
Updated : Sep 6, 2019, 3:27 pm IST

The fire has been extinguished. Twelve fire tenders were rushed to the spot, a fire department official said.

A fire broke out in the rear power car of the Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express as it was departing the New Delhi station on Friday, a railway spokesperson said. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)
 A fire broke out in the rear power car of the Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express as it was departing the New Delhi station on Friday, a railway spokesperson said. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

New Delhi: A fire broke out in the rear power car of the Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express as it was departing the New Delhi station on Friday, a railway spokesperson said.

“No passenger was injured,” Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said. "The fire broke out in the rear power car of the 12218 Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express around 1:40 pm," he said, adding that the incident occurred when the train was leaving platform number eight.

The fire has been extinguished. Twelve fire tenders were rushed to the spot, a fire department official said.

The fire which had broken out at New Delhi Railway Station, has now been doused, reported news agency ANI.

Tags: new delhi, railway station, chandigarh-kochuvalli express, train, fire
Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi