Fire breaks out in Telangana Express near Ballabhgarh in Haryana; passengers safe

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in two coaches of the HyderabadNew Delhi Telangana Express at Asaoti station in Haryana on Thursday Northern Railway officials said

Updated At : 03:24 PM Aug 29, 2019 IST

All passengers are safe. iStock file

New Delhi, August 29

A fire broke out in two coaches of the Hyderabad-New Delhi Telangana Express at Asaoti station in Haryana on Thursday, Northern Railway officials said.

All passengers are safe.

Fire broke out in two coaches of the train at 7.43 am and both had been isolated, said Northern Railway Spokesperson Deepak Kumar.

Fire has been controlled.

“Train number 12723 Hyderabad Ndls Telangana Express was stopped between Asaoti and Ballabhgarh at 7.43 am due to heavy smoke and flames from wheels of the ninth coach from the rear end. The up and down movement has now been stopped in the affected section,” Kumar added. PTI