A fire destroyed two parked railway coaches at the Rajanukunte railway yard near Bengaluru on Wednesday morning, prompting a response from fire and emergency personnel and railway officials. No casualties were reported, police said.
The coaches were stationed in a yard about 500 metres from Rajanukunte railway station. According to the report, both coaches were no longer fit for operational use and had been retained by the railway department for mock demonstration exercises.
The fire was noticed at around 10.30am. It spread to both coaches within a few moments, resulting in extensive damage and leaving the coaches completely burnt. Fire and emergency services personnel reached the site and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze.
Officials from the Bengaluru division of South Western Railway and personnel from the Yeshwanthpur railway police visited the yard after the incident. The officials inspected the location as part of the initial response.
Police said the cause of the fire had not yet been established. An investigation is under way to determine how the blaze started and whether any safety or operational lapse contributed to the incident. The affected coaches were not being used for regular passenger services, according to the report.
The incident occurred in a railway yard located close to a functioning station, bringing emergency response teams and railway authorities to the site. Further details will depend on the outcome of the investigation being conducted by the police and railway authorities.
