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A fire broke out in the engine of the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Express train in Gazipur’s Pubail area on Friday afternoon, disrupting train services on the Dhaka-Chattogram railway route.
The incident occurred around 4:30pm shortly after the train, travelling from Kishoreganj to Dhaka, passed Pubail Railway Station and reached the Karamtala area.
Thick black smoke billowing from the engine triggered panic among passengers. The train’s engine was shut down, while local residents and passengers rushed to help extinguish the fire using water from buckets, containers and nearby water pumps.
Local residents and railway staff eventually brought the fire under control. No casualties were reported in the incident.
Following the incident, train services from Chattogram to Dhaka were temporarily suspended, while trains travelling from Dhaka to Chattogram continued operating normally.
Bangladesh Railway’s Director of Public Relations Anisur Rahman said train services in the affected area had returned to normal.
A replacement engine was arranged to take the stranded Egarosindhur Express to Dhaka.
The railway authorities have formed a four-member investigation committee to determine the cause of the fire.
Railway officials said further details would be available following the investigation.
