In a piece of concerning news, at least seven bogies of the Falaknuma Express were gutted after a fire broke out in the train in Telangana's Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Friday.
According to the DGP of Telangana Police, all passengers were safely evacuated ans shifted via buses as the fire broke out in the train near the Bhongir rural police station area, between the areas of Bommaipally and Pagidipally. No causalties have been reported so far.
"Out of 18 coaches 11 are detached and taken away safely. 7 bogies caught fire, out of which fire is extinguished in 3 bogies as of now," he tweeted.
Police, fire department and Railways are coordinating together to douse the fire, he added.
In wake of the situation, the South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled and diverted a few trains. Two trains bound from Secunderabad to Repalle and Manmad respectively were cancelled, while another couple of trains from Thiruvananthapuram and Ramannapet respectively to Secunderabad were partially cancelled.
Two trains, one bound to Thiruvananthapuram from Secunderabad and another from Secunderabad to Howrah, were diverted to run via the Kazipet-Vijayawada line. Two more trains were diverted towards the Vijayawada – Kazipet line.
(with agencies input)
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