A fire broke out in Falak Numa Express. This express coming from Howrah to Secunderabad caught fire between Pagidipalli – Bommaipalli of Bibi Nagar mandal of Yadadri district. Although the cause of the accident is not yet known, it is believed that a short circuit could be the cause. Immediately after the accident, fire broke out in the train.
Six bogies caught fire, four bogies were completely burnt. As soon as the first smoke came, the passengers pulled the chain of the train and got down, averting a major accident.
Firefighters who have reached the accident spot are trying to control the fire. On the other hand, South Central Railway GM Arun Kumar Jain immediately left for the accident site.
The sources revealed that Falak Numa Express train reached Secunderabad railway station with other coaches leaving the burnt coaches at the spot. Firefighters put out the flames of the burning train bogies. After cooling the train coaches, they were moved to Bibinagar railway junction.
Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar reacted to this incident. Anjani Kumar said, “Falaknuma Express caught fire in Bhuvangiri Rural Police Station area and in this incident, all the passengers were brought down safely. We moved them in buses,” he tweeted. Police, fire department and railway department are working in coordination and there has been no loss of life so far and no one has been injured.”