(Eds: Correction in headline, para 1 and 5)Bhubaneswar, Jan 17 (PTI) At least one person wasinjured and a bogie of a stationed special Army train wasdamaged as the cooking gas in the pantry car exploded at PuriRailway station today, police said.
The incident took place this afternoon in thepantry car of the army special train, which was at theplatform number two of the station for maintenance work andwas slated to leave for Mumbai tomorrow.
The injured person was identified as Binod Arya. Hereceived minor injuries. Arya was standing in platform numbernumber one. Splinters of broken window pane of the Armyspecial train hit him, police said adding that Aryawas discharged from hospital after minor treatment.
"Suddenly glass splinters hit me on the face when Iwas standing at the platform," Arya told reporters.
However, there was no major damage except the bogiecontaining the pantry car of the special army train, a railwayofficer said adding that other cooking gas cylinders wereremoved from inside the pantry car before they caught fire.
Two fire brigades were roped in to douse the flame,they said.
Investigation is underway to find out the cause behindthe explosion of the gas cylinder, the officer added. PTI AAMRGRG.
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