Udaipur City-Khajuraho Train Stopped At MP's Sitholi Railway Station After Fire Breaks Out In Engine

An engine fire was reported in the Udaipur city-Khajuraho train after which it came to a stop at Sitholi railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior. This is the second such incident to occur in a day

Representative Image: Fire breaks out in the engine of the Udaipur City-Khajuraho train

Source : PTI

Udaipur city-Khajuraho train stopped at Sitholi railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on Saturday after a fire was reported in the train engine. News agency ANI shared a video of the halted train on X (formerly known as Twitter). 

#WATCH | Udaipur city-Khajuraho train stopped at Sitholi railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior after a fire was reported in the train engine

Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/7Sm0VRt6k9

— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2023

Further details on the matter are awaited. 

This is the second incident of such nature to happen on te very same day as earlier in the day, another fire broke out in the Udyan Express after it reached Bengaluru's Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station. The incident occurred two hours after the passengers of the said train deboarded it. South-Western Railway said that no casualties or injuries were reported. It also said that fire engines and experts reached the spot to douse the flames.

#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Fire broke out in Udyan Express after it reached Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station. The incident happened 2 hours after passengers deboarded the train. No casualties or injuries. Fire engine and experts reached the spot and asserting the situation.… pic.twitter.com/laBLreFDgI

— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2023

According to ANI, the incident took place at 7 am on Saturday and the station authorities raised an alarm after noticing the smoke coming out from the train's locomotive. South-Western Railway officials said that smoke was noticed two hours after the train's arrival.

Meanwhile, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. ANI cited the officials as saying that the fire was doused immediately after it came to notice. They added that a team of experts was assessing the situation to ascertain the exact cause.