Fire Of Passenger Train No. 5657 Up (SDAH-GHY) Express on NF on 21/06/2009
Information received from Dy.CSO (Mechanical)/NFR at 23:10:00 on 21/06/2009
1 Date and Time of Accident 21/06/2009 at 16:00
2 Division KIR
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Section Malda Town-Barsoi
4 Block Section / At Station Mukuria-Barsoi -146/08-09
5 Gauge / Line / Traction / Route BG / Double / Non-Electrified / B
6 Class/ Signalling/ Interlocking
7 Train No 5657 Up (SDAH-GHY) Express
8 Load 17 = 34
9 Engine No 18439 WDM
10 Brief Particulars: While the train was on run in block section ,its VPH No.- ER 07827, 3rd from train engine caught fire near Up Home Signal of Barsoi Station.
11 Casualty Nil
12 Relief Arrangements Fire Brigade Raiganj called for at 16.20 hrs and reached site at 17.45 hrs. Work started at 17.48 hrs. ARME/KIR ordered at 16.20 hrs subsequently cancelled due to no casualty.
13 Officers Visiting Site DRM with divisional & branch officers.
14 Prima Facie Cause 600 packets containing Nokia Mobile sets with Lithium Ion batteries were stacked in layers compactly right from the floor to roof of VPH, thus leaving no space for circulation of air through the Louvers. Moreover, sunlight was also falling from louvers on some of the packets. On the summer afternoon the ambient temperature was very high, rail temperature recorded at BOE, MFA-BOE & AZR-MFA was 48, 46 and 45 degrees respectively. As such it seems that due to non-circulation of air, the temperature in the VPH / in the areas containing Nokia Mobile Packets may have risen further high. This supplemented with falling of sunlight from the louvers may have caused self ignition of lithium-ion batteries leading to fire in the VPH (Received through FAX at 15.30 hrs on 30-Jul-09)
15 Restoration Fire extinguished at 18.20 hrs. Normal train movement resumed after 18.40 hrs on arrival of rear portion of 5657 Up.
16 Other Information Normal train movement resumed after 18.40 hrs on arrival of rear portion of 5657 Up.
17 State / District Bihar / Katihar
18 Final Cause 600 packets containing Nokia Mobile sets with Lith

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