Title - Fire in power cable creates panic at railway station

KANPUR: Panic prevailed at platform number one of Kanpur Central railway station after fire occurred in a power cable.The incident took place at around 6.30 pm near Railway Mail Service (RMS) office.At that time, Jhansi-Lucknow Intercity express was stationed at the platform. The passengers were standing outside the coaches. On noticing the flames, the employees of RMS inform the railway officials about the incident.The supply in the high-tension wire was switched off. The technical team came and started the maintenance work.Station superintendent Mewalal said that it was not a major fire and stopped from spreading further as the power was switched off.Short circuit is stated to be the reason for the fire.