<p>Three air-conditioned coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express caught fire on Sunday (Aug&nbsp;4) morning, soon after the train reached Visakhapatnam railway station in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh.</p>

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4 compartments of Korba Express caught fire in Vizag, Andhrapradesh<br />
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<p>The fire started near the A1 coach, causing passengers to alert authorities. Railway officials quickly helped everyone evacuate the train as the fire spread to three coaches. The fire is said to have originated due to an electrical short circuit in one of the coaches.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">AC Three tier coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express were gutted by fire on Sunday morning shortly after the train arrived at Visakhapatnam railway station, Andhra Pradesh. The fire caught near the A1 coach, prompting passengers to raise an alarm. A major accident was averted <a href="https://t.co/ggtGBmMgyS">pic.twitter.com/ggtGBmMgyS</a></p>
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<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indian-government-set-to-bring-bill-to-keep-unfettered-powers-of-waqf-board-in-check-746992">Indian government set to bring bill to keep 'unfettered' powers of Waqf Board in check</a></strong></p>

<p>All passengers were safely evacuated, and the fire has been controlled. After arriving from Korba, the train was supposed to continue to Tirupati. An official mentioned that alternate arrangements are being made for&nbsp;the&nbsp;passengers.</p>

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Three air-conditioned coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express caught fire on Sunday (Aug 4) morning, soon after the train reached Visakhapatnam railway station in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Three air-conditioned coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express caught fire on Sunday (Aug 4) morning, soon after the train reached Visakhapatnam railway station in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh. #TrainAccident 🚨 4 compartments of Korba Express caught fire in Vizag, Andhrapradesh What's going on in Indiana Railways? Is there any maintenance happening or not? #Vishakapatnam #IndianRailways #Waqf pic.twitter.com/bHJ6ISMSnA — Veena Jain (@DrJain21) August 4, 2024 × The fire started near the A1 coach, causing passengers to alert authorities. Railway officials quickly helped everyone evacuate the train as the fire spread to three coaches. The fire is said to have originated due to an electrical short circuit in one of the coaches. AC Three tier coaches of the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express were gutted by fire on Sunday morning shortly after the train arrived at Visakhapatnam railway station, Andhra Pradesh. The fire caught near the A1 coach, prompting passengers to raise an alarm. A major accident was averted pic.twitter.com/ggtGBmMgyS — Nayonika Roy (@roy_nayonika) August 4, 2024 × Also read: Indian government set to bring bill to keep 'unfettered' powers of Waqf Board in check All passengers were safely evacuated, and the fire has been controlled. After arriving from Korba, the train was supposed to continue to Tirupati. An official mentioned that alternate arrangements are being made for the passengers. (With inputs from agencies)

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