Minor fire in Shatabdi Express

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 22:15

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Tags: Shatabdi Express, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Shatabdi

Lucknow: Hundreds of passengers on board the Shatabdi Express had a close shave Thursday evening in Uttar Pradesh after a minor fire broke out under a coach, leading to panic.

According to officials, the fire was immediately contained after smoke was noticed by passengers. The New Delhi-bound train was halted using emergency brakes.

The fire was blamed on "brake-lock jamming".

Anil Kumar Saxena, the additional director general in the railway ministry, told IANS here that the train had been stopped at Ekdil railway station, on the outskirts of Etawah.

"All passengers are safe and there have been no injuries," the official said.

But reports from the scene of the incident said some panic stricken passengers of the C-10 coach jumped out of the train.

The Shatabdi Express runs daily between Lucknow and New Delhi. It has German-made coaches, and it has stoppages at Kanpur, Etawah, Aligarh and Ghaziabad.

IANS

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First Published: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 22:15

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Ahmad - abu dhabi
my khala was travelling with her 12 year old son, her son because of the smoke and horrible experience has very high fever.

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Arunima - dehli
I was also on the E2 coach, but didn`t see to much

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Ashish Verma - New Delhi
I was travelling myself with my family in Coach C-9 of this train when it caught fire. It was a horrible experience when the train was stopped and all of us have to get down in the fields. The fire was extinguished with the help of fire extinguishers but after that when the train started, it could hardly attain any speed. There was little mechanical help available on the train and they tried sorting the issue. This test and trial method took nearly 3 hours in which train hardly covered 2 kms of stretch. It was a painful experience of 3 hrs with families getting no clue of the resolution. Hardly any emergency service available from Railways. Standing in the middle of no where in dark. This is never expected in the trains like Shatabdi which is considered to be one of the most top trains of the country. Seems, Railways really need an increase in budget to keep themselves well maintained and provide emergency services.