On Friday morning at 7:30 AM, a fire broke out in a coal-laden goods train wagon at Muri Railway Station. Railway officials were promptly notified, and the carriage department staff were called in to extinguish the fire. The fire was brought under control after about 30 minutes, and no damage was...
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reported. The incident occurred in the loop line, so passenger train operations were not affected. The railway administration suspects that the fire was caused by the coal getting heated. The goods train was carrying coal from the Ramgarh CCL project to the Barouni Thermal Power Plant. Smoke was noticed coming from the train at Baralanga Station, and the Muri Railway Station manager was informed. By the time the manager reached the station, the train had arrived at Platform Number 4. It was immediately moved to the loop line. An inspection at 8:40 AM revealed smoke coming from one of the wagons. Station Manager Mukesh Kumar reported that the fire was extinguished by 9:30 AM. The timely control of the fire prevented it from spreading to other wagons, potentially preventing a major incident.