Fire breaks out near Bandra station; harbour line services restored
A major fire broke out at Behrampada adjacent to suburban Bandra station in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon, resulting in halting train services on the harbour line, a senior railway official said. No casualties have been reported so far, a fire brigade official said. The fire broke out near the east side of Bandra local station during a demolition drive carried out by the municipal corporation, the official said. "Our control room got a call at 4.24 pm and fire brigade personnel along with 16 fire engines and 10 water tankers have been pressed into service," the official said. The central railway harbour local train services from CSMT to Bandra and Andheri,and Vashi to Andheri from 04.25pm were shut down. The services resumed at 4.40pm. The chief PRO of the Central Railway said, "We have stopped Harbour line up and down services from 4.25 pm as a precautionary measure owing to fire near the Bandra station on the east side." -PTC News
