Fire breaks out in front coach of Kalka-Howrah Express Train, passengers face breathing difficulties

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CHANDIGARH: A massive fire broke out in the front coach of Kalka-Howrah Express in Haryana on Tuesday. 

According to news agency ANI, the incident took place between Dhirpur to Dhoda Khedi Railway Station, near Kurukshetra.

Haryana: Fire had broken out in the front coach of Kalka Howrah Express between Dhirpur to Dhoda Khedi Railway Station, near Kurukshetra earlier this morning. No casualties reported. 2 passengers, facing breathing difficulties, shifted to a hospital. Train movement is normal. — ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2018

Though no casualties have been reported so far, some passengers were rushed to the hospital for treatment after they complained of breathlessness.

According to ANI, the train movement is normal after the fire was doused.

#Visuals from Haryana: Fire had broken out in the front coach of Kalka Howrah Express b/w Dhirpur to Dhoda Khedi Railway Station, near Kurukshetra earlier this morning. No casualties reported. 2 passengers, facing breathing difficulties, shifted to hospital. Train movement normal pic.twitter.com/rujacZG6fU — ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2018

A similar incident was reported from West Bengal last week when a fire broke out in two compartments of a passenger train in the Nadia district. 

No casualties were reported in the incident, according to the railway officials. 

Flames were noticed in ladies and the vendor compartments of down Lalgola passenger, when the Sealdah-bound train was approaching Dhubulia station, as per PTI. 

Shortly after the fire was noticed, some alert passengers quickly pulled the chain to stop the train.

Earlier this month, two wagons of a goods train caught fire near Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra affecting rail movement on the route for quite some time. 

The Western Railway (WR) cancelled a couple of long-distance trains, according to PTI.

Besides, at least 10 long-distance trains were halted and suburban train services between Virar and Dahanu Road stations were stopped till Friday morning, the WR officials said.