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Odisha: Panic created among passengers after a fire incident was reported on the Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express at Cuttack station on Thursday morning (December 7), following which the blaze was brought under control by services personnel. The train was enroute to Howrah from Bhubaneswar when the blaze was spotted beneath a bogey.
The blaze was first detected under a compartment by people waiting for trains at the Cuttack station. The fire was spotted after people saw smoke coming out of the brake shoe of the train. No casualty was reported.
Fire service personnel soon extinguished the fire and the train left for its destination with a delay of about an hour. The extent of damage caused by the fire and the cause of the fire are not yet known.
After the fire was brought under control, the train resumed its journey.
