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AP Express: Delhi-Vizag AP Superfast Express catches fire in Gwalior, no injuries reported

AP Express: Delhi-Vizag AP Superfast Express catches fire in Gwalior, no injuries reportedTwo coaches of Visakhapatnam-H Nizamuddin22416 AC SF Express train caught fire near Birla Nagar railway station in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday afternoon. The train was  travelling from New Delhi to Visakhapatnam, caught fire today near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.  However, the passengers were quickly moved to safety and no casualties were reported. However, some passengers suffered minor injuries after they jumped out of the train detecting fire. They have been admitted to a nearby hospital.  The fire  in train was detected when it was near Birlanagar railway station, a few kilometres from Gwalior. According to the latest report, the fire has been brought under control.

“The fire started after a high-tension wire fell on the train when the train was returning from New Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Station. The fire was detected  in the B6 coach of train No. 22416, a fully air-conditioned Express, at 11:50 am and later it was spread to the adjoining B7 coach. It then quickly spread, engulfing the door and windows of the neighbouring coaches,” North Central Railway’s (NCR) Chief Public Relations Officer Gaurav Krishna Bansal said.

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“The train guard stopped the train and shifted the passengers in the affected coaches to other coaches. The burning coaches  of the train were then separated from the train, before it proceeded to Gwalior station,” Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jhansi, Vipin Kumar Singh said.

Some passengers pulled the emergency chain to stop the train and got down, he said, adding that fire tenders later doused the blaze.

Director of Publicity, Railway Board, Ved Prakash said, “No injuries have been reported so far. Three fire tenders helped douse the flames.”

According to District Superintendent of Police Navneet Bhasin, two conditioned coaches were damaged in the fire. 37 deputy collectors were on board the train but they were not hurt in the mishap.

Initially it was heard that the train was a Rajdhani Express. However, later, it was confirmed that the train was AP Express.

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