Services disrupted after fire at Delhi Metro station
22 Feb 2014 6:03 AM IST
The station was closed from 1.40 pm to 2.29 pm for public and the trains were made to skip the Kashmere Gate station until the situation was brought under control. The incident was reported from the Bikano Chaat Cafe situated at the mezzanine floor of the station. According to an eyewitness, at around 1.33 pm, smoke started emanating from the kitchen of the cafe and there was a panic-like situation at the station until the authorities took over.
‘I saw people running out of the restaurant in panic and realised that there had been some mishappening. People were running here and there until the security officer eased the situation and took charge,’ said Srikant Shukla, a stall owner at the station.
Although the metro authorities denied any casualties, sources said two people, who worked at the cafe, received minor injuries. No damage to property was, however, reported.
The cause of the fire is still to be ascertained. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, meanwhile, has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
‘We have ordered an inquiry into the whole matter as the cause of the fire is still not known since the kitchens inside the station’s premises are not allowed use gas cylinders,’ said a DMRC official.
‘I saw people running out of the restaurant in panic and realised that there had been some mishappening. People were running here and there until the security officer eased the situation and took charge,’ said Srikant Shukla, a stall owner at the station.
Although the metro authorities denied any casualties, sources said two people, who worked at the cafe, received minor injuries. No damage to property was, however, reported.
The cause of the fire is still to be ascertained. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, meanwhile, has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
‘We have ordered an inquiry into the whole matter as the cause of the fire is still not known since the kitchens inside the station’s premises are not allowed use gas cylinders,’ said a DMRC official.
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