Tapaswini Express catches fire at Puri Railway Station, 3 bogies affected

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Puri: Commuters were left in a state of panic at Puri Railway Station here today, after Puri-Hatia Tapaswini express caught fire and at least four bogies were affected.

The incident took place in the noon while the train was standing at the Platform Number-4 ahead of its scheduled departure in the evening.

Smokes started billowing out of one of the three affected bogies and immediately engulfed the surrounding areas. Railway officials immediately evacuated the passengers from the affected bogies namely S-3, S-4, S-5 and launched firefighting efforts to douse the flames.

Till this report was being filed, at least two fire tenders had contained the blaze in three bogies and efforts were on for the same in S-5.

While no loss to life was reported in the mishap, the cause behind is said to be an electric short circuit.

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