Train Fire Averted

Had gateman Yashpal Singh, a retired army officer posted at one of the railway level crossings near Bhandai station, not acted in nick of time and alerted his higher-ups, the fire in Patalkot Express coaches would have turned into a major tragedy.

A major mishap was averted when the driver of Toofan Express detected a fire in the parcel coach and immediately detached it from other bogies, an Eastern Railway official said.

Meet the people who acted in the nick of time to save lives and avert further disaster when the Mumbai-Dehradun Express caught fire yesterday.

A fire broke out in the AC coach of the Guwahati-bound Rajdhani Express but was detected on time and brought under control, railway officials said on Thursday.The fire broke out in the first-class air conditioned coach of the Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express before Sahibabad railway station at around 10 PM on Wednesday night, they said.As the train ...

Had gateman Yashpal Singh, a retired army officer posted at one of the railway level crossings near Bhandai station, not acted in nick of time and alerted his higher-ups, the fire in Patalkot Express coaches would have turned into a major tragedy.

A major mishap was averted when the driver of Toofan Express detected a fire in the parcel coach and immediately detached it from other bogies, an Eastern Railway official said.

Meet the people who acted in the nick of time to save lives and avert further disaster when the Mumbai-Dehradun Express caught fire yesterday.

A fire broke out in the AC coach of the Guwahati-bound Rajdhani Express but was detected on time and brought under control, railway officials said on Thursday.The fire broke out in the first-class air conditioned coach of the Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express before Sahibabad railway station at around 10 PM on Wednesday night, they said.As the train ...