Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)- Panvel bound train was set on fire on Wednesday, October 9. It was at 9:32 am when the train left from CSMT and was set on fire at Vashi station.
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The cause of the fire is yet unknown and no injuries have been reported. As the incident took place during peak hours, there was a huge crowd of people in Vashi station.
Recently, one of the engines of Nagpur-Mumbai Nandigram Express caught fire on October 4. Due to this, the train had to take a halt for more than four hours at Deulgaon Avchar village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra.
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Update: Train catches fire due to a discarded bag which was thrown on the rake by an unknown person on the pantograph of the train.
Pantograph of PL-49 CSMT-Panvel local flashed due to discarded bag thrown by unknown person on pantograph of PL-49 local at Vashi station. Train detained for 12 minutes from 09.28 hrs at Vashi station. Rake withdrawn and sent to Car shed for safety reasons. pic.twitter.com/7h38Ehn7r3
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) October 9, 2019
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