Fire in Magadh Express

Fire in New Delhi-Patna Magadh Express

PTI

Patna, Sept 23:  

A first class AC coach of New Delhi-Patna Magadh Express caught fire near Buxar station in Bihar, about 75 km from here today, but no casualty was reported.

As smoke was seen coming out from the coach around 11.40 a.m., the driver was alerted and the train was stopped in between Gahmhar and Chausa station under Danapur division of East Central Railway Additional Divisional Railway Manager B.K. Singh said.

There was no report of any casualty, he said.

After the 12402 Magadh Express was stopped, five bogies including the one which caught fire were detached, and brought to Chausa station before fire brigade personnel doused the flame. The cause of the fire is not yet known, he said.

Divisional Railway Manager-Danapur, N.K. Gupta, rushed to the site along with relief and engineers team.

(This article was published on September 23, 2013)