Friday, March 13, 2026
News

Fire in Delhi Metro, DMRC says case of "pantograph flashing"

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

New Delhi | May 28, 2024 2:31:29 AM IST
A minor fire broke out in a metro train while it was standing at the Rajiv Chowk metro station on Monday evening.

A video of the incident also went viral in which fire is seen emanating from the top of the train. The train was heading towards Vaishali around 6:21 pm today.

Regarding the incident Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) released a statement and said, "In reference to a viral video in which a minor fire is seen emanating from the roof of a train, this is to clarify that the incident pertains to a train at Rajiv Chowk station heading towards Vaishali around 6:21 pm today."

"The extant incident was the case of pantograph flashing which occurs at times due to some external/foreign material getting stuck between OHE and pantograph and poses no safety threat or hazard to passengers. However, the exact cause will be further investigated in this case," added the statement.

"The affected pantograph was immediately put out of service and the train continued its onward journey as usual after around 5 minutes of troubleshooting with the remaining pantographs of the train," DMRC said further in the statement. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
'Glad India taking initiative for peace'...
'Good at marketing', 'Congress Communist...
VK Sasikala reveals name of new politica...
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of rising...
'Public is angry, you cannot come to pow...
Tripura Assembly budget session begins t...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Centre approves Rs 1,912.99-cr addi... 
Pakistani security forces face rene... 
Project Great Indian Bustard: Capti... 
Hyderabad: CSIR-Indian Institute of... 
BRS' Harish Rao writes to Lok Sabha... 
NBCC to execute Marine Eco City Pro... 
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy chai... 
Major powers like India must get en...