Balugaon: A goods train reportedly caught fire today in Khordha district of Odisha. A coal laden train caught fire when it had been stationed at Balugan station. However, the fire has been extinguished. As per reports, the goods train had been stationed at platform number 4 of Balugan Railway Station when it was observed that smoke was oozing out from one of the wagons. The coal-laden train was heading from Visakhapatnam to Kharagpur. In Chilika station it was observed that one of the wagons had caught fire. Accordingly, the train was stopped at Balugan station. Fire services personnel from Balugan rushed to the spot and doused the flames. It has been speculated that the fire might have break out due to excessive sunlight and by coal inside the wagon getting rubbed.
Goods train catches fire in Odisha’s Khordha district
