Minor fire in Shatabdi Express

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:35 [IST]

Gwalior (MP), Mar 25 (UNI) A fire broke out today in a coach of the New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express but was controlled immediately, averting a major accident, railway sources said today.

As soon as driver H A Khan detected the fire beneath C-6 bogie near Mathura cabin, guard C K Chaturvedi was informed.

The train was immediately stopped and the fire doused by fire extinguishers.

The train departed after half-an-hour of complete examination.

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