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News India Live, Digital Desk: Train journey is often full of memories and peace, but imagine what the passengers would have gone through when suddenly flames started appearing in the moving train. A similar scary scene was seen in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, when suddenly a fire broke out in the bogies of Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express.
Suddenly smoke spread and there was screaming
The incident occurred when the train was running at its normal speed. According to eyewitnesses, suddenly smoke started coming out from the train compartments. As soon as the passengers saw that flames were coming out from under the bogies, there was chaos in the entire train. The travelers, tired of the night or the journey, started running here and there in panic. No one could understand what had happened.
My breath got stuck in my throat, but luck was with me.
This fire broke out in two coaches of the train. The matter of relief is that as soon as smoke was seen, an alert was issued in time. Passengers stopped the train by pulling the chain or by informing the authorities. As soon as the train stopped, people jumped towards the tracks to save their lives without caring for their luggage. Thank God that no one has been killed or seriously injured in this accident, but people were so scared that it took time for them to even board the train again.
Railway’s action and further work
As soon as the information was received, railway staff and fire department teams reached the spot. Efforts to control the fire began and the work of separating the affected coaches was also done immediately so that the fire could not spread to the rest of the train. However, due to this incident, there was some impact on the movement of trains on that route.
A big question still remains
It is not yet clear how the fire started. Was it a short circuit or something else? Railway team has ordered investigation into this matter. Technical flaws are often the reason behind such incidents, but this incident once again raises questions on the security arrangements during train travel.
It is clear that a big carelessness could have turned into a big tragedy, but due to vigilance, hundreds of lives were saved. Now the only hope is that such incidents do not recur.