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Train catches fire at Airport Rly Station

Three bogies of Dhaka-bound 'Kalni Express' were heavily damaged when the fire broke out in the train at HSIA Rly station on Tuesday. Photo shows, the fire fighters trying to douse the flame.
Three bogies of Dhaka-bound 'Kalni Express' were heavily damaged when the fire broke out in the train at HSIA Rly station on Tuesday. Photo shows, the fire fighters trying to douse the flame.

A fire broke out in three compartments of a Dhaka-bound train, ‘Kalni Express’, from Sylhet at the Airport Railway Station in the capital on Tuesday.Fire service sources said, the fire broke out in the three bogies of ‘Kalni Express’ train at around 13:30 pm.On information, seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to tame the blaze at around about 14:03 pm. It could not be ascertained immediately what actually caused the fire. However, there was no report of any casuality in the incident.