Fire breaks out in battery box of Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express; no casualty reported
Train no 20171 VB Exp was moving from Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) to H. NZM Station in New Delhi
- Jul 17, 2023,
- Updated Jul 17, 2023 10:13 AM IST
On Monday morning, a fire broke out in the battery box of a coach of the Vande Bharat Express heading from Madhya Pradesh's capital city of Bhopal to New Delhi, a senior railway official told the news agency PTI.
Train no 20171 VB Exp was moving from Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) to H. NZM Station in New Delhi.
"The coach had 20-22 passengers, and they were shifted to other coaches immediately. All passengers are safe. No injury to anyone was reported in the incident. Fire is limited to Battery Box Only. After examination train will be dispatched soon," said the official.
Some railway staffers noticed the fire at around 6.45 am in the battery box of a 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 blaze was immediately brought under control. Railway staff was conducting the repair work, the official added.
The battery box was located in the undergear, relatively away from the passenger area. As the incident took place, electrical safety systems isolated the batteries. Fire extinguished, and defective batteries took off, Now the train is ready to move.
On Monday morning, a fire broke out in the battery box of a coach of the Vande Bharat Express heading from Madhya Pradesh's capital city of Bhopal to New Delhi, a senior railway official told the news agency PTI.
Train no 20171 VB Exp was moving from Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) to H. NZM Station in New Delhi.
"The coach had 20-22 passengers, and they were shifted to other coaches immediately. All passengers are safe. No injury to anyone was reported in the incident. Fire is limited to Battery Box Only. After examination train will be dispatched soon," said the official.
Some railway staffers noticed the fire at around 6.45 am in the battery box of a 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 blaze was immediately brought under control. Railway staff was conducting the repair work, the official added.
The battery box was located in the undergear, relatively away from the passenger area. As the incident took place, electrical safety systems isolated the batteries. Fire extinguished, and defective batteries took off, Now the train is ready to move.