Power Bank Explodes While Charging on Mumbai-Howrah Mail Near Bandamunda, Coach Fills With Smoke

A passenger's power bank exploded while charging in an AC coach of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail near Bandamunda station in Odisha early on Saturday, triggering the fire alarm and filling the coach with smoke, Inshorts and NewsPoint reported. The train was halted for about 15 minutes while railway staff brought the situation under control, and officials said onboard charging points would be switched off at night.

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A passenger's power bank exploded while it was charging in an AC coach of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail near Bandamunda station in Odisha early on Saturday, triggering a fire alarm and filling the coach with smoke, Inshorts reported, citing NewsBytes.

Source: Inshorts / NewsBytes

NewsPoint, in a separate report, gave the same account: the power bank burst while being charged, the blast set off the fire alarm in the AC coach, and the train stood for about 15 minutes until railway staff got the situation under control.

Source: NewsPoint

About 15 minutesHow long the train was halted, per both reports

Bandamunda, OdishaStation near where the incident happened

Night hoursWhen officials said onboard charging points would be switched off

ABP Ganga reported the incident took place in the B-3 AC coach of train number 12809 at around 3:30 a.m. Those coach and time details come from ABP Ganga's report and were not given in the other two reports.

Source: ABP Ganga

Officials said onboard charging points would be switched off during night hours to protect passengers, according to both Inshorts and NewsPoint. Neither report mentioned any passenger injury.

Sources