Title - Petroleum wagon catches fire again, train movement stalled

BAHRAICH: The petroleum wagon at the down railway track on Gorakhpur-Lucknow railway division started burning again on Wednesday as a result of which movement of trains was stopped. The operation of trains remained affected for about three hours causing inconvenience to the passengers. The fire brigade vans from Barabanki and Gonda controlled the fire. The railway engineer and the security officers reached the spot and the rail traffic resumed late in the evening.Baitalpur down goods train caught fire on Gorakhpur-Lucknow division, which caused huge damage and rail traffic resumed after 24 hours. The petroleum wagons of the goods train were still lying near the railway track. The wagons, which were lying near the down track caught fire again. RPF personnel Satya Prakash and VP Sharma told that the smoke rose all of a sudden and by the time they could understand the situation the flames started rising. The railway personnel present there put a red flag on the down train and informed top railway officials. Okha Express going to Gorakhpur from Trivendrum was stalled at Jarwal road railway station while Bareily Express was stalled at Budhwal railway station. The goods trains were also stopped and a total of six trains remained affected. The railway personnel said the petroleum wagons, which got derailed on the railway track on Friday were taken far away from the tracks and the petrol was drained out but no one touched the wagons lying near the down track. The petrol in the wagon could be the cause of fire.