World · South & Central Asia · 3 hrs ago
Two Railway Coaches Catch Fire at Yard Near Bengaluru
Two parked railway coaches caught fire at a yard near Rajanukunte station on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
No one was hurt because the coaches were unoccupied when the fire broke out.
They had been parked there for several days and were reportedly used by railway staff for fire drills.
Fire and emergency crews from Doddaballapur and Yelahanka brought the blaze under control about an hour after it began.
The cause of the fire is still unknown; nearby vegetation and the lack of CCTV cameras make it difficult to establish how it started.
Railway and police officials are investigating and will assess the damage to the coaches.
Two unoccupied railway coaches caught fire at a yard near Rajanukunte railway station on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
The fire broke out on Tuesday around 10.30 a.m. and damaged both coaches.
No casualties were reported.
Fire and emergency services brought the blaze under control around 11.30 a.m.
Officials are investigating the cause, which remains unknown.
- Who
- The coaches were unoccupied. Fire and emergency services, railway officials and railway police responded.
- What
- Two railway coaches caught fire and were damaged.
- When
- Tuesday, around 10.30 a.m.
- Where
- A yard about 500 metres from Rajanukunte railway station, near Bengaluru.
- Why
- The cause of the fire remains unknown.
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A fire broke out in two coaches parked at the yard.
Fire and emergency services brought the blaze under control.
Railway officials and railway police inspected the damaged coaches, and an investigation began.
- Coaches affected
- 2
- Location
- Yard about 500 metres from Rajanukunte railway station
- Fire reported
- Tuesday, around 10.30 a.m.
- Fire brought under control
- Around 11.30 a.m.
- Casualties
- None reported
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A team has been formed to investigate the incident