Fire erupts on 'Army special' train carrying trucks in Ujjain, doused; no damage to property or life
Ujjain (PTI): A fire broke out on an 'Army special' goods train at Ujjain station in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, though there was no major damage to property nor was anyone hurt, an official said.
The fire started from the tarpaulin sheet covering the trucks mounted on a wagon of the rake placed on the 'through' line between platform numbers 1 and 2 at 9:30am, he added.
"A possible technical fault caused the fire in a truck loaded on the Bhopal-Jodhpur Army special goods train. The blaze also damaged the overhead equipment on the through line. It did not cause any major loss to property, nor was anyone hurt," Ujjain Railway Protection Force (RPF) inspector Narendra Yadav told reporters.
"Railway staff evacuated passengers present on platforms 1 and 2, while incoming passengers were held at the gates. The blaze was doused and normalcy was restored within about 30 minutes," Yadav added.
Khemraj Meena, public relations officer of Western Railway's Ratlam division, told reporters that some inflammable material inside the loaded truck appeared to have triggered the fire.
"The situation was brought under control quickly and train traffic on the route was not affected," he said.
The Army has been informed, Meena said, while adding that further details cannot be shared due to security reasons.
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West Asia war: Vessel carrying 20,000 tonnes of LPG reaches Gujarat crossing Strait of Hormuz
Kandla (Gujarat) (PTI): A vessel carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla in Gujarat after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, officials said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged MV SYMI started its journey from Qatar and docked at the port in Kandla around 11.30 pm on Saturday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on May 13, they added.
Since early March, 13 India-flagged vessels, comprising 12 LPG tankers and one crude oil tanker, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. It has resulted in one of the worst energy crisis the world has seen in recent decades.
Incidentally, at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable".
On May 13, an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
