Rajdhani express engine catches fire in Vikarabad

Tense moments were witnessed at Nawandgi railway station in Vikarabad district after fire broke out in the engine of the Bengaluru – Delhi Rajdhani express on Sunday night.

According to the fire officials, the incident happened around 9.30 p.m when the train had stopped at the railway station for a halt.

On noticing the fire the



officials immediately separated the engine from the coaches and started efforts to douse the flames. On being alerted a fire tender from Tandur fire station was rushed to the spot to take up the fire fighting operations.

A team of railway officials from Secunderabad started for the place of incident.