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Kurla Garbage-Train Fire Briefly Disrupts Mumbai Central Railway During Evening Peak

Officials cut the overhead power between Sion and Vidyavihar to enable firefighting, with supply restored within about 20 minutes.

Overview

  • Railway officials said a muck special coach parked in the EMU siding at Kurla caught fire around 8:30 pm.
  • The blaze involved the first coach of a train used to carry garbage and debris cleared from the tracks.
  • UP slow services toward CSMT were temporarily suspended to create a safe window for firefighting.
  • The overhead electric supply was switched off between Sion and Vidyavihar from about 8:38 pm to 8:55 pm.
  • The fire was doused by 8:55 pm and suburban services were gradually restored, causing delays for evening commuters.