8 Madhya Pradesh junior archers escape the burning train
By IANS| Updated: 14th March 2021 4:25 am IST
By Navneet Singh
New Delhi, March 13 : Eight junior Madhya Pradesh recurve archers, who were travelling to Dehradun for the Junior National Championships, had a narrow escape on Saturday afternoon when their coach of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train caught fire near Haridwar and burned all their equipment and luggage.
However, none of the archers, coming from Jabalpur, sustained burn injuries. They finally reached Dehradun by the same train after the burned coach was detached. They bought new clothes in Dehradun, but will now have to make some arrangement to get equipment for the competition.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 13 (ANI): No injuries or casualties were reported in the fire which broke out in the C4 compartment of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train earlier on Saturday.
Narrow escape for eight MP archers as Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express catches fire
Madhya Pradesh coach Ashok Yadav, accompanying the team, said that the coach No. C-5 caught fire due to short circuit. Eight junior Madhya Pradesh archers, who had a narrow escape in the burning Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train on Saturday, in a Dehradun market buying clothes on Saturday evening.
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Updated: Mar 14, 2021, 08:36 AM IST
Eight junior Madhya Pradesh recurve archers, who were travelling to Dehradun for the Junior National Championships, had a narrow escape on Saturday afternoon when their coach of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train caught fire near Haridwar and burned all their equipment and luggage.
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Dehradun: A fire broke out in a compartment of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express on Saturday in Uttarakhand near the Kansro area.
The fire was caused by a short circuit in one of the compartments in the train. The passengers managed to get to safety before the compartment burst into flames.
The fire which broke out in the C4 compartment of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train today has been brought under control; all passengers safe: Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar pic.twitter.com/VuVPfOIatg
According to Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, the fire broke out in compartment number C-4 due to a short circuit. A fire broke out in the C4 compartment of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express today, due to a short circuit. The incident happened near Kansro.
Fire breaks out on Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train in U khand; passengers evacuated
A coach of the Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi Express on Saturday caught fire between Raiwala and Kansrao railway station in Uttarakhand, officials said. No passenger was injured.
Fire breaks out on Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express train in Uttarakhand
A coach of the Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi Express on Saturday caught fire between Raiwala and Kansrao railway station in Uttarakhand, officials said. No passenger was injured.
A senior Railway Ministry official in Delhi said: At around 12.20 p.m. a fire incident was reported on the New Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express between Kansrao and Raiwala railway stations in Uttarakhand.