Coal wagon catches fire in Purulia station

Purulia, Mar 06 (UNI) A loaded coal wagon caught fire on the railway track of Purulia station today.

Station Manager Shyama Prasad Majumder, who noticed the fire on platform number 2, informed the fire brigade.

Two fire engines rushed to the railway station and brought the blaze under control after two hours.

Due to the fire, train services on the Adra-Purulia-Tatanagar Section of South Eastern Railway (Adra division) was affected for three hours.

A probe had been ordered into the incident, an official said adding that no injury was reported so far.

UNI