A coal-laden goods train caught fire in a bogie at Ghatera railway station on the Katni-Bina section. The train was stopped on the up line at Ghatera station and senior officials were informed. Efforts to extinguish the fire continued throughout the day with fire brigades from Patera and Damoh dispatched to...
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the site. However, the fire could not be controlled due to insufficient water supply (only 3000 liters available), a short pipe, and a pipe rupture preventing water from reaching the bogie directly. The Damoh fire brigade was called in to assist, but they were unable to control the fire due to a faulty water supply system. A fire brigade was called from Hatta, but it had not arrived by the time the report was written. The Damoh RPF station in-charge, JD Mishra, and the TRD team continued their efforts to extinguish the fire. The fire was eventually extinguished late in the evening. The train was travelling from Singrauli to Jhansi. The Patera CMO, Sundarlal Soni, acknowledged that the pressure pipe was faulty and would be replaced.