A fire broke out in the pantry car of Gandhidham-Puri Express train near Nandurbar station in Maharashtra on Saturday. The fire broke around 10.35 a.m.
“Fire detected in Pantry Car of 12993 Gandhidham-Puri Express at about 10.35 hrs while the train was entering Nandurbar station”, the Railway Ministry said.
The fire brigade was informed while the fire extinguishers of the station and the train were being used in bringing the flame into control. The Pantry car has been separated from the train.
The Railway Ministry confirmed that all the passengers are safe and have been evacuated. There are no passenger casualties in the incident, said the Western Railway.
“A medical team and other paramedical staff immediately rushed to the site. There have been no injuries. The train comprises of total 22 coaches and the pantry car was the 13th coach,” informed Western Railway.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. Local witnesses claimed that there was panic among the passengers as smoke from the burning pantry car entered the air-conditioned coaches, but it was not clear if any other bogies were also affected by the flames.
Nandurbar district, located in northwest corner of Maharashtra, is around 450 kms away from Mumbai.
