Passengers had a close shave even as a fire broke out in the Keonjhar-Bhubaneswar Fast Passenger train at the Tilikidhara station in Keonjhar district this morning.
According to reports, the luggage van of the train caught fire following which the loco pilot stopped the train and the passengers alighted soon for safety.
There was no report of any casualty in the mishap.
On being informed, fire personnel reached the spot and extinguished the blaze.
The luggage van was later separated from the train. Though the reason behind the outbreak of fire was not yet ascertained, it is suspected thiat short circuit might have led to the blaze.
Notably in an incident occurred on Tuesday, 10 bogies of a goods train got detached from the engine near Birajapali STI level crossing near Rourkela
The train driver realised the detachment only after observing a sudden increase in the speed of the train and brought the train to a halt. By the time the train stopped, the engine carrying 18 other bogies had already covered two km.
With the help of other railway staff, the bogies were then reattached to the engine. Train services on the track were halted for about 30 minutes due to the incident.
It may be noted that two such incidents had occurred in the State recently.
