Soro: A coal-laden goods train caught fire at Soro railway station on Saturday.
The fire was noticed by railway staff when the freight train carrying coal from Nergundi to Durgapur in West Bengal was passing near Markona railway station.
Markona Station Master alerted the Train Manager of the goods train and the Station Master of Soro railway station.
Following the alert, the goods train was halted at Soro railway station and the Fire Service was informed.
Fire Service personnel from Soro Fire Station rushed to the site and are trying to bring the blaze under control.
“We got an alert from 112 Emergency number and have rushed here. We started our operation after power was switched off. Smoke is emanating from a wagon. It’s 20 minutes since we started our firefighting operation. We can’t say exactly how much time it will take to douse the fire completely,” said Arjun Chandra Majhi, Fire Man, Soro Fire Station.
