A bogie of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train parked at the Kannur railway station caught fire in the early hours of Thursday.
The train, which arrived at the station at 11.06 p.m., was parked at the eighth yard near the third platform. Fire was noticed in the third bogie from the rear around 1.30 a.m. The bogie was completely gutted in the fire. No one sustained injuries.
Three units of the Fire and Rescue Services were pressed into service. The yard being inaccessible to fire tenders made firefighting difficult. The fire was completely doused around 2.35 a.m. Other bogies were not affected.
