A major accident was averted with the alertness of railway employees at Habibganj railway station when a wagon of a goods train carrying cattle fodder caught fire in stationary position at platform number 3 in the afternoon on Friday.
The incident occurred at around 3.30. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The train was stopped for filling water during which the incident was reported. As soon as the Station Manager Dinesh Richaria and in-charge of coach depot got the information they rushed to the spot carrying fire extinguishers along with other railway employees and extinguished the fire. It took around half an hour to douse the fire.
The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained as there are no possibilities of short circuit inside the wagon.
The train departed after around two hours but passenger trains were not affected as the goods train was at the loop line and did not disrupt the traffic.
The gunny bags inside the wagon were removed and the wagon was checked thoroughly. According to railway officials the goods train was carrying fodder which was to be delivered in Delhi.