The East Coast Railways (ECoR) authorities on Friday said that fire broke out on Thursday at the Mancheswar rail wagon factory here due to sparking in 33 KV electric live wires which have passed over the scrap yard of the unit. According to Chief Public Relations Officer of ECoR Rabi Narayan Mohapatra, a 33 KV electricity cable fell on scrap material and caused fire that engulfed a large portion of the workshop.
Seven fire tenders rushed to the spot and were attempting to contain the fire. A massive electricity sub-station is situated adjacent to the carriage workshop. On the second day also the fire brigade was trying to douse the fire .
Most scrap materials of the wagon unit had been reduced to ashes. It was the second major mishap in the East Coast Railways within a week. Two days back, Puri-Durg Express had collided with a goods train at Kalajhari near Mancheswar between the Patia and Barang railway stations on Wednesday.
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