A major rail disaster was averted by timely detection of smoke on a running train by a gateman in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Smoke started coming out due to brake jam of a coach of the lucknow - Anand Vihar double Decker train when the train was in Hardoi.
According to the reports, train number 12583 (lucknow-Anand Vihar) double decker train crossed Hardoi railway station at around 0700 hrs and the smoke was detected in the brake of C-5 coach at Khaura station.
Khaura station master Anand Kumar Pal said jamming of the brake resulted of the smoke and it was controlled with the fire fighter equipment of the train. It was immediately detected by east cabin gateman of Khaura railway station.
Railway authorities said the fire was doused within 50 minutes it was detected and the train was allowed to move for its destination. No one was injured in the incident. The incident panicked the travelers when they found the coaches filled with smoke and almost all the passengers came out of their coaches when the train suddenly stopped.