India News | Maha: Fire in Parcel Van of Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express, Passengers Safe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A fire broke out in a parcel van of the Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express at Nashik Road station in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, but nobody was injured in the incident, railway officials said.
Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI) A fire broke out in a parcel van of the Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express at Nashik Road station in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, but nobody was injured in the incident, railway officials said.
The blaze erupted around 8.45 am in the parcel van (coach) next to the engine of the train that runs between Shalimar (West Bengal) and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus station in Mumbai, they said.
Also Read | Delhi Shocker: Mentally Challenged Teen Boy Sodomised by Two Men in New Usmanpur, Accused Arrested.
"All passengers are safe," chief public relations officer of the Central Railway Shivaji Sutar said.
The fire has been extinguished and the parcel van is being detached from the other coaches at the Nashik Road station, he said.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)