OD-FIRE TRAIN

At least three compartments of Tapaswini Express gutted in
Puri
    Bhubaneswar, Mar 22 (PTI) At least three compartments
of Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express were gutted in a devastating
fire Friday when the empty train was standing at the Puri
railway station but there was no casualty, official sources
said.
    East Coast Railway chief public relations officer, J P
Mishra said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
    The fire was first reported from coach S-4 and spread
to coach S-5. It then spread to coaches S-2 and S-3 and
partially affected them, he said.
    The raging flames totally gutted the S-4 compartment
of the train which was standing at platform four of the
station before its departure in the evening, Mishra said.
    The Railways officials separated the unaffected bogies
from the train to arrest the fire, he said adding that senior
officers from Puri and Bhubaneswar have reached the spot.
    "The train is scheduled to leave of its destination in
the evening," Mishra said. PTI AAM KK
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