Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Fire at Jharsuguda railway station disrupts services
A fire started at Jharsuguda railway station in Odisha on Tuesday morning.
The fire was caused by a problem with the overhead equipment that supplies electricity to trains.
The fire spread to several parts of the station building and took about one and a half hours to put out.
No one was hurt, and everyone at the station was safely moved to a safe place.
Train services were disrupted for a short time because of the fire.
Fire broke out at Jharsuguda railway station in Odisha due to overhead equipment failure.
The blaze started around 11:10 AM and spread to several station chambers.
Firefighters took nearly one and a half hours to extinguish the fire.
No injuries were reported, and all present were safely evacuated.
Train services on the route were briefly disrupted due to the fire.
- Who
- Officials and passengers at Jharsuguda railway station
- What
- Fire due to overhead equipment breakdown
- When
- Tuesday, 11:10 AM
- Where
- Jharsuguda railway station, Odisha
- Why
- Breakdown of overhead equipment (OHE) system
- Location
- Jharsuguda railway station, Odisha
- Time of incident
- 11:10 AM, Tuesday
- Cause
- Breakdown of overhead equipment (OHE)
- Duration of fire
- 1.5 hours
- Injuries
- None reported
- Evacuation
- All present were safely evacuated