With the summer heat intensifying across the nation, incidents of fire breakouts are on the rise. Amidst this, reports of a fire at the Delhi Metro have emerged. A related video has since gone viral on social media, showing flames engulfing the train.
Specifically, pandemonium broke out at Delhi's Rajiv Chowk Metro Station when flames were seen on the roof of a train around 6:21 PM on a Monday evening. The train was en route to Vaishali at the time.
Commenting on the incident, the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) released a statement addressing the fire. The video shows minor flames on the train's roof, concerning an incident that occurred around 6:21 PM on Monday evening, as the train headed from Rajiv Chowk to Vaishali.
Pantograph flashing not a threat to passenger safety: DMRC
The DMRC explained that the fire incident was due to 'pantograph flashing', a sometimes occurrence when foreign objects become lodged in the OHE (Overhead Equipment) and the pantograph. Such incidents pose no threat to passenger safety. However, the matter is under investigation.
Moreover, the affected pantograph was immediately withdrawn from service, and after about 5 minutes of troubleshooting, the train resumed its journey as usual with the remaining operational pantographs.
