Howrah-Dehradun Exp catches fire in Jharkhand
GIRIDIH: Seven people including two children burnt to death when two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun express train caught fire in Giridih district of Jharkhand near about 2:30 am, said police.
D Parwa Lakra, deputy commissioner of Giridih said, “Seven people, including two children, died after two coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun express caught fire. Four bodies have been identified. The fire has been extinguished.”
According to railway sources, one of the two deceased was identified as Archita Kumari who hailed from Asansol in West Bengal.
Accident took place between Nimiyaghat and Parasnath railway stations. Two AC coaches caught fire around 2.30 am. A blast in a gas cylinder of one of the coaches is said to be the reason behind the incident.
AC coach number B1 caught fire first which spread into the second AC bogey B2. Both coaches were badly burnt. High rising flames could be seen.
“The AC of the coach was switched off and someone switched on the heater. We started feeling suffocated. We informed the TT about it. But no timely action was taken,” a passenger travelling in the train told news channels.
Some train services have been partially affected. Some of the routes have been changed temporarily.
Helpline numbers — Dhanbad: 0326-2220518, Hajipur: 06224-273293
Howrah-Dehradun Exp catches fire in Jharkhand
GIRIDIH: Seven people including two children burnt to death when two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun express train caught fire in Giridih district of Jharkhand near about 2:30 am, said police.
D Parwa Lakra, deputy commissioner of Giridih said, “Seven people, including two children, died after two coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun express caught fire. Four bodies have been identified. The fire has been extinguished.”
According to railway sources, one of the two deceased was identified as Archita Kumari who hailed from Asansol in West Bengal.
Accident took place between Nimiyaghat and Parasnath railway stations. Two AC coaches caught fire around 2.30 am. A blast in a gas cylinder of one of the coaches is said to be the reason behind the incident.
AC coach number B1 caught fire first which spread into the second AC bogey B2. Both coaches were badly burnt. High rising flames could be seen.
“The AC of the coach was switched off and someone switched on the heater. We started feeling suffocated. We informed the TT about it. But no timely action was taken,” a passenger travelling in the train told news channels.
Some train services have been partially affected. Some of the routes have been changed temporarily.
Helpline numbers — Dhanbad: 0326-2220518, Hajipur: 06224-273293
