Minor fire in empty train coach at Vizag railway station

A fire broke out on coach B-7 of Bastar Express around 10 am, when it was set aside for cleaning in the Visakhapatnam station yard, an official added.

Visuals from the fire accident.

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Visakhapatnam: A minor fire broke out in an empty train coach here on Sunday, which was quickly doused by the Waltair Railway Division personnel, an official said.

A fire broke out on coach B-7 of Bastar Express around 10 am, when it was set aside for cleaning in the Visakhapatnam station yard, the official added.

"The minor incident which occurred in a single coach was immediately controlled," the official told PTI, adding that it was an empty rake.

Further, he said that no other coach was affected.