Falaknuma Express / Fierce fire in Falaknuma Express in Telangana, 3 coaches gutted

Zoom News : Jul 07, 2023, 02:28 PM
Falaknuma Express: The news of a massive fire in a train full of passengers has come to light in Telangana. The accident is being told near Padigipalli and Bommaipalli areas of Yadadari district of Telangana where three bogies of the Falaknuma Express train caught fire. The fire is so fierce that its flames can be seen far and wide. The fire broke out in the sleeper coaches S4, S5, S6 of the train. The train was coming from Howrah towards Secunderabad when the Falaknuma Express caught fire.

Seeing the fire, there is chaos among the passengers. As soon as the news of fire broke out in the train, immediately the train was stopped and the passengers were taken out. At the moment all the passengers are safe and no one has been harmed. The fire department is present on the spot and are trying to douse the fire.

Railways ordered an inquiry

A video of this incident has also surfaced in which flames and smoke can be clearly seen in the coaches of the train. All the three cans are seen getting burnt. However, there is no information about how this fire broke out. At present, arrangements are being made to send the passengers on the train by another train. At the same time, to find out about the cause of the fire, the Railways has started investigating the matter.

According to preliminary information, the fire first started in a coach and gradually spread to both the adjoining coaches. When the driver got the news of the fire, he immediately informed the officials and stopped the train. After this all the passengers were taken out of the train and now they are being sent to another train.

What did the eyewitnesses tell?

Giving information about the incident, eyewitnesses said that there was a fire in three coaches of the train S4, S5 and S6. As soon as the news of the fire was received, there was a hue and cry among the passengers. Many passengers tried to save their lives by jumping from the train. The train had stopped by then. Soon after this, the local people also reached there to help the people. Firefighters immediately reached the spot and started extinguishing the fire, but by then all the three bogies of the train were gutted.

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