Fire destroys generator car

Fire destroys generator car

CIREBON, West Java: Fire destroyed the generator car of the
Bengawan economy train in Cirebon regency early on Tuesday, the
second train fire to occur in less than 24 hours.

There were no fatalities in the dawn fire, but the state
railway company (PT KAI) said it had suffered hundreds of million
of rupiah in losses due to the accident.

Around 500 passengers had to disembark from the train after
the engineer made an emergency stop when he saw flames emerging
from the generator. Another train transported the passengers to
Surakarta in Central Java.

PT KAI stopped traffic on the southbound track for a couple of hours
to enable the fire brigade to extinguish the burning car, leading
to a number of trains being delayed.

PT KAI West Java region spokesman Suhartono said the railway
company was investigating the incident. Around 8 a.m. on Monday,
two cars of the Argobromo executive train caught fire just after
it arrived from Jakarta at Pasar Turi station in Surabaya. -- JP