NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) – A fire broke out inside a stationary train yesterday, in the southern Indian state of Bengaluru, the police said.
No casualties were reported in the fire as all passengers had deboarded the train.
The blaze erupted inside two air-conditioned coaches of Mumbai-Bengaluru Udyan Express, at Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka.
According to the police, when the flame and smoke had been detected from inside the coaches, fire tenders and firefighters rushed to the spot to contain the blaze.
Officials said, the fire was detected two hours after the train’s arrival.
“The fire has been doused and no casualties were reported. Forensic experts have reached the spot and are carrying out an investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire,” a railway official said.– NNN-PTI
