Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh): Fire broke out in the battery compartment of a Vande Bharat express train, heading from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to New Delhi on Monday morning. The incident happened when the train departed from Rani Kamalapati station, earlier known as Habibganj, towards Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
However, no major loss or injury to passenger was reported. There were 20-22 passengers in the coach and they were shifted to other coaches immediately, said a railway ministry official.
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Reports say that railway staffers noticed the fire at around 6.45 am in the battery box of C-12 coach following which the Rani Kamalapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat train was immediately stopped between Kurwai and Kaithora stations in Vidisha district, he said.
The fire broke out in the battery box of one of the coaches on the Vande Bharat Express at Kurwai Kethora station. A team of fire brigade officials were immediately called to the spot and all passengers were safely evacuated. Railway staff was conducting the repair work.
“A fire was reported in the battery box of one of the coaches in a Vande Bharat Express at Kurwai Kethora station. The fire brigade reached the site and extinguished the fire,” Indian Railways said in a statement.
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Visuals of the incident showed fire in the one of the coaches, while some people were seen trying to douse off the fire. Other visuals show passengers waiting outside the train at the Kurwai Kethora station.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vande Bharat Express train service between Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi in April. The train covers a distance of 701 kilometres in 7 hours and 30 minutes and operates on all days except Saturday
