Fire doused on Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express train, all passengers safe

A Vande Bharat Express train from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to Delhi caught fire while on its way on Monday (July 17) morning. The fire has been doused. All passengers are safe and no injuries have been reported. 

What happened?

• The train's engine reportedly caught fire due to a blaze in the battery box of one of the coaches.
• The train was immediately stopped at Kurwai Kethora station.
• Fire brigade was called in to douse the fire. 
• The fire was limited to the battery box and the train is set to take off again after an examination, according to the Indian Railways. 
• Videos on social media show fire blazing from underneath a coach, passengers waiting near the train, and the fire being doused.

• The train had departed from Rani Kamalapati station (earlier called Habibganj) for Nizamuddin in New Delhi.

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The Vande Bharat Express on the route was inaugurated by PM Modi recently in April. It takes the train 7.5 hours to cover 701 kilometres. 

There have been several unfortunate incidents related to Vande Bharat trains since it was launched last year. From hitting a cow to running over a woman, Vande Bharat trains have made headlines for all the wrong reasons. 

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