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Jabalpur: In Jabalpur, on Tuesday night, two wagons of a goods train carrying LPG cylinders derailed while going to empty the rack inside the gas factory. The accident happened at Shahpura Bhitoni station. A depot for stocking petrol, diesel and gas has been built at the station itself. The goods train was going to empty the rack inside the gas factory, when two coaches of the goods train derailed near the main gate of the factory. As soon as the information was received, the railway officers and employees reached the spot and started the relief work.
The CPRO of West Central Railway said that two coaches of the goods train filled with LPG derailed. The operation of the main line has not been affected by this. The movement of trains on the main line is normal. The track restoration work started in the morning in the presence of officials. Fitness certificate issued by siding owner.
Let us tell you that recently there was a painful train accident in Balasore, Odisha, in which 288 passengers died. Since then many more accidents were heard, but there was no loss of life or property in these accidents. A tractor got stuck at the gate while crossing the railway crossing in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile Rajdhani Express was passing, thankfully the driver saw the tractor and applied brakes, otherwise a big accident could have happened.
A fire broke out in the 12987 Express train going from Sealdah to Ajmer in Prayagraj district of UP on Tuesday morning due to short circuit. Seeing the fire in the train, there was a stir among the passengers. The passengers stopped the train by pulling the chain and saved their lives. During this, some passengers jumped from the window, due to which they also got injured. On receiving the information, the fire brigade team reached after a lot of effort and brought the fire under control.
