A major incident of fire has been reported in a coach of the 2280 Taj Express train en route from Okhla to the Tughlakabad block section. Upon receiving the information about the fire, precautionary measures were taken, and the other compartments of the train were separated from the luggage compartment. The District Magistrate of Delhi and other officials have reached the scene. "We received a call at 4.24 pm regarding the fire in four coaches of the Taj Express train. Eight fire tenders were pressed into service and efforts to douse the blaze are underway," a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. No reports of any casualties have been received so far, the official said as quoted by news agency PTI.
Fire brigade team on site
A team from the fire brigade has also arrived at the scene and is making efforts to control the fire. A video of the incident has surfaced, showing large flames emanating from the coach of the train.
"The fire has been brought under control. All the passengers disembarked with their luggage...There are no casualties. Traffic will resume now...," said GM, Nothern Railways, Shobhan Chaudhuri.
Recent incident on Godan Express
Recently, a similar incident occurred on the Godan Express travelling from Mumbai to Gorakhpur. The train had reached Nasik Road station in Maharashtra when fire broke out in the luggage bogie of the Godan (Mumbai LTT-Gorakhpur) Express. Precautionary measures were promptly taken to separate the other compartments from the luggage compartment. Fortunately, no fire broke out in any passenger bogie, averting a potential disaster. Railway officials were present at the scene, and the fire brigade personnel had successfully extinguished the fire.
