Delhi Metro Fire: A major accident was averted on Monday at the Rajeev Chowk Metro Station in Delhi Metro. The petrograph of a train going from Dwarka to Vaishali caught fire after a spark at the Rajiv Chowk station. This caused panic among the passengers standing at the station. This was confirmed by the Delhi Metro.
A major accident was averted on Monday. The pantograph of the metro train caught fire at Rajiv Chowk station on the Metro’s Blue Line route. The train was stopped at the time of the incident. After the fire broke out, there was panic among the people present at the station. Many passengers started making videos of the incident. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the metro engineers extinguished the fire and replaced the pantograph. However, after some time the video of the pantograph on top of the train catching fire started going viral.
What exactly happened?
The incident of fire in the pantograph of the train was confirmed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Regarding the viral video, Delhi Metro said that in the video, a minor fire is seen coming out from the roof of a train. It is to be clarified that this incident is related to a train going towards Vaishali at Rajiv Chowk station at around 6:21 pm today. DMRC further said that the current incident was a case of pantograph flashing. This sometimes happens due to some foreign material getting stuck between the OHE and the pantograph.
How much is the risk of a major accident?
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that this does not pose any safety risk or threat to the passengers. However, the exact cause in this case will be investigated further. Delhi Metro said that the affected pantograph was immediately taken out of service. After this, the train was sent off after about 5 pm after the rest of the pantographs were repaired. Earlier, people had panicked after the fire broke out on top of the train. At the same time, many passengers started making videos of the incident.
What is a pantograph?
Pantograph is a device. It is installed on the roof of the train. It connects the train to the wires through current. It is through this that the train engine gets electricity. While running, the train moves by rubbing against the wires i.e. overhead wire (OHE) with the help of pantograph. This pantograph is operated by air pressure.
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