A major fire was averted on a train at the Berhampur junction in Odisha on Thursday owing to timely action by railway staff. Officials said a jawan of the Railway Protection Force found smoke billowing from the S-3 coach of the Villupuram-Kharagpur Express as it entered the station around 10.35 a.m. Bhimsen Mohanty alerted officials, and the coach was immediately evacuated.
An inspection revealed that a faulty battery had resulted in the fire. It was removed and the train was allowed to leave after a check.
