On Tuesday afternoon, smoke was observed emanating from a coal-laden freight train wagon that had been stationary at the GMC Yard in Kanpur for the past month. The incident was reported to the fire brigade by onlookers, prompting the arrival of an RPF team. While smoke was visible, no flames were...
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detected. The fire brigade arrived from Fazalganj around 2 pm and doused the coal wagon with water. RPF GMC Station In-charge, Suruchi Sharma, confirmed that the coal wagon did not catch fire, but was simply emitting smoke. This was not the first instance of smoke being observed from the wagon, as a similar event had occurred a month prior. Railway engineers explained that smoke often emanates from coal due to chemical reactions.