Cuttack: A fire broke out in the Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express at Cuttack Railway Station in the morning today.
According to reports, the train was enroute to Howrah from Bhubaneswar. The fire erupted beneath a coach when the train halted on Platform No. 2 at the Cuttack Railway Station at around 6.35 am on Thursday.
Taking prompt action, the firefighters and RPF personnel deboarded all the passengers from the train and brought the flame under control before it spread to other coaches.
After 30 minutes, the passengers were asked to go inside their coaches. The train service resumed after technical examination by the Railway engineers.