A wagon of a goods train carrying diesel caught fire and the blaze spread to other wagons on Sunday morning near Tiruvallur, a Railway official said.
No casualties have been reported, he said.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Freight train catches fire near Tiruvallur. Efforts to douse the fire underway. https://t.co/urSEbK1eHf pic.twitter.com/3fv3JnMWLg
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Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot and overhead power supply for train services has been suspended.
“As a precautionary measure, local train services have been temporarily suspended. Also, 8 express trains have been cancelled and 5 other trains diverted and 8 trains short-terminated,” Southern Railway said in a statement.
The cause of the fire is not immediately known, the official added.
