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NETROKONA: A fire was reported in a coach of the intercity Haor Express train after it arrived at Mohanganj Railway Station in Netrokona early Tuesday (November 10). Four seats were damaged in the incident, but no major losses were reported, and train services remained unaffected.
Railway staff noticed smoke coming from one of the train’s coaches at around 4:30 am after passengers had disembarked. They found a fire inside coach No. ‘ঢ’ and, with the help of local residents, managed to bring it under control using the train’s fire extinguishers.
The fire damaged seats numbered 4, 5, 10 and 11.
According to Mohanganj Railway Station sources, the Haor Express departed from Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka at around 10:15 pm on Monday, heading for Mohanganj. It arrived at its destination at approximately 4:30 am on Tuesday.
Mohanganj Station Master Jahirul Islam told Jugantor that Station Master A.N.M. Nurul Amin Chowdhury was on duty at the time. He, along with people at the station and worshippers from a nearby mosque, helped extinguish the fire.
Jahirul Islam also said that another incident involving fire on the railway tracks occurred at around 1:15 am in the Challisha area of Netrokona Sadar Upazila, along the Mymensingh–Mohanganj railway route.
Members of law enforcement agencies and local residents brought that fire under control as well.