Railway bogey catches fire

Published November 29, 2001

MIRPURKHAS, Nov 28: A sleeper bogy of railway was gutted when fire broke out in it on Wednesday here near railway station Mirpurkhas. Details collected by this correspondent said that fire broke out in the sleeper coach bogy No.56-WNF, standing at goods line No.5 of meter gauge section.

The bogy was gutted as fire brigade reached on the spot too late.

An official of bomb disposal squad Hameed and one Muhammad Ashraf sustained burn wounds.

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