KERALA, Jan 17, 2021 (BSS/PTI) – A fire broke out in a parcel van of the
Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Malabar Express train about 40 kms from here on
Sunday, Railway sources said.
All passengers were safely disembarked and the fire put out by the Fire
force personnel, they said.
According to initial information, the loco pilot noticed smoke in the
parcel van in the front part of the train around 7.40 am at Edava between
Varkala and Paravur stations and immediately alerted railway officials.
The fire was confined to the parcel van and the train has been detained at
the spot, the sources added.