Rail communication on Dhaka-Sylhet route remained suspended as a fire broke out on a train in Srimangal of Moulvibazar district on Saturday, rail authorities said.
The fire broke out at the power car or restaurant car of the ‘Parabat Express’ inter-city train around 12:45 pm and spread soon, said Farid Ahmed, station manager of Srimangal Railway Station.
UNB Sylhet correspondent reports: the fire broke out at the power car of the train while it reached near Shamshernagar Air Base and spread to two other coaches.
Two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one hour of frantic effort.
Abu Bakkar, sub-inspector of Shamshernagar Railway Station, said three compartments of the train were gutted during the fire.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported as the authorities concerned managed to stop the train in time.
However, the Parabat Express train left for Sylhet one hour after the fire incident, leaving behind the damaged bogies, said OC.
Sukhen Das Plabon, a passenger of the train, said he noticed smoke billowing from the train and when he along with others came forward they saw fire. Immediately, they informed the Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) who asked to stop the train.
