Due to severe forest fires in the Himachal Pradesh region, six trains traveling from Kalka to Shimla were delayed. The fires spread to the Kalka-Shimla railway track near Dharmpur, causing smoke and hindering train movement. The Kalka-Shimla Express was delayed by three and a half hours, while other trains experienced delays...
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ranging from two hours to one hour and ten minutes. Despite the delays, railway authorities provided food and water to passengers. The fires, which began on Monday night, have affected the Dharmpur area, with flames reaching the CRPF campus and nearby hills. In addition, a fire broke out in a scrap store in the industrial area of Baddi, requiring the assistance of 10 fire trucks to extinguish the blaze.